On the Formation of Friedlander Waves in a Compressed-Gas Driven Shock Tube

Abstract

Compressed gas driven shock tubes have become popular as a laboratory-scale replacement for field blast tests. The well-known initial structure of the Riemann problem eventually evolves into a shock structure resembling a Friedlander wave. In this thesis, we develop an analytical model to predict its key characteristics: location where the wave first forms, peak over-pressure, decay time and impulse. The approach is based on combining the solutions of the two different types of wave interactions that arise in the shock tube after the family of rarefaction waves in the Riemann solution interacts with the closed end of the tube. The results of the analytical model are verified against numerical simulations obtained with a finite volume method. The model furnishes a rational approach to relate shock tube parameters to desired blast wave characteristics, and thus constitutes a useful tool for the design of shock tubes for blast testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 2014
Accession Number
AD1060973

Entities

People

  • Abiy Tasissa
  • J. Fitek
  • M. Hautefeuille
  • Raúl Radovitzky

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Blast Waves
  • Brain Injuries
  • Cauchy Problem
  • Compressed Air
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Gas Dynamics
  • Heat Energy
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Waves
  • Simulations
  • Specific Heat
  • Thermodynamic Processes
  • War Colleges
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design