Shock Wave Behavior During Its Interaction with a Boundary Layer in Transonic and Shock-Tube Flows,

Abstract

The thickness of a shock wave varies in direct proportion to its intensity and depends strongly on the density, molecular structure, thermal conductivity, and viscosity of the fluid. It is shown that by considering the thickness of a shock wave, in a calculation of the interaction of a weak wave with the boundary layer use may be made of the usual equations and methods of Prandtl's theory for the boundary layer. It is also shown that by considering the viscosity, certain problems (such as the interaction of a weak wave with a sonic line) can be solved in which physically impracticable characteristics and modifications would otherwise arise.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1969
Accession Number
AD0852932

Entities

People

  • F. Dvorak

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Conductivity
  • Equations
  • Layers
  • Molecular Structure
  • Shock
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Waves
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thickness
  • Viscosity
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.