Gas Channel Formation Studies Including Real-Air Thermodynamic Properties

Abstract

Real-air thermodynamic properties are included in studies of reduced density channel formation by expansion of a heated cylinder of air. A model for density profile at late times, previously given for a polytropic ideal gas, is extended to the present case. It is shown that a relation between pressure P, density rho, and specific energy epsilon, of the form properties. The variation of f with epsilon, i.e. of specific heat with temperature, can strongly modify the initial pressure profile associated with a given energy density profile. The effects of real-gas thermodynamics during the hydrodynamic expansion, on the other hand, are rather weak.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086999

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  • Mártin Lampe
  • Selig Kainer

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  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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