The present invention discloses a system and method for generating shock waves from a piston driven shockwave tube. The method comprises withdrawing a plunger to the extreme end of a compression tube, attaching a hypodermic needle with a separating diaphragm, pressing the plunger forward manually, rupturing of the diaphragm when the pressure between the piston and the diaphragm rises to a rupture pressure, releasing a high-pressure gas into the shock tube at supersonic speeds and generating shock waves that travel into the shock tube.
