Wave Motion in Low-Pressure-Ratio Rectangular and Pyramidal Shock Tubes,
Abstract
Closed-form solutions based on acoustic theory have recently been obtained to describe the wave motion in both low-pressure-ratio rectangular (constant area) and pyramidal shock tubes which utilize different driver and channel gases. These new solutions are in excellent agreement with experimental data. This work should be of interest to researchers who are using shock tubes or similar devices to produce impulse noise, in particular the similated sonic boom, in order to facilitate studies of the effects of impulse sound on humans, animals and structures. Furthermore, this work is relevant to the understanding of the wave motion produced by weak planar and spherical explosions of finite size. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA040148
Entities
People
- James Joseph Gottlieb
Organizations
- University of Toronto