On Wave and Entropic Amplitudes in Maxwellian Materials.

Abstract

Thermodynamic influences on the behavior of acceleration waves in a class of general Maxwellian non-conductors are examined. It is shown that every acceleration wave must be homentropic but that, in general, the entropic amplitude and the amplitude of the wave are not proportional as they would be in the special case of a simple non-conductor with fading memory; a necessary and sufficient condition for the proportionality of the two types of amplitude is given. The Bernoulli equation which governs the growth behavior of the wave is derived and simple solutions are obtained for waves which propagate into a homogeneous region of the body. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121298

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  • Frederick Bloom

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  • University of South Carolina

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Coefficients
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Entropy
  • Equations
  • Heat Energy
  • Inequalities
  • Information Science
  • Intervals
  • Mathematics
  • Numbers
  • Real Numbers
  • South Carolina
  • Statistics
  • Temperature Gradients
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  • Mathematics

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  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Fluid Dynamics.