SHOCK STRUCTURE IN A PARTIALLY IONIZED GAS

Abstract

The one-dimensional, steady state structure of a shock wave in a partially ionized gas is investigated using the Navier-Stokes equations for the atom, electron, and ion fluids. The plasma is assumed quasi-neutral without a change in ionization across the shock. An experimental measurement in partially ionized hydrogen of the variation of potential in a strong shock gives a shock thickness and a potential rise across the imbedded shock in good agreement with the calculated values.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608430

Entities

People

  • Michel Y. Jaffrin

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Conduction (Heat Transfer)
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Free Stream
  • Ionization
  • Ionized Gases
  • Mach Number
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene