An Intrinsic Description of Unsteady Shock Waves,

Abstract

In this paper the intent is to obtain, insofar as possible, an intrinsic description of shock propagation, that is to say, a description such that the motion and the evolution of the amplitude of the shock are determined by quantities known on the shock itself. Such a description would parallel the results of geometrical acoustics, but with significant differences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA038595

Entities

People

  • Thomas W. Wright

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Curvature
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mach Number
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Shock Waves
  • Specific Volume

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.