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The structure of a weak shock wave undergoing reflexion from a wall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

M. B. Lesser  and
R. Seebass
M. B. Lesser
Affiliation:
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
R. Seebass
Affiliation:
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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Abstract

The Navier–Stokes equations are used to study the unsteady structure of a weak shock wave reflecting from a plane wall. Both an adiabatic and an isothermal wall are considered. Incident and reflected shock structures are found by expanding the dependent variables in asymptotic series in the shock strength; the first-order terms are shown to satisfy an equation analogous to Burgers equation. The structure of the wave during reflexion is obtained from an expansion in which the first-order terms satisfy the acoustic equations. The isothermal wall boundary condition requires the introduction of a thermal layer adjacent to the wall. In this case viscosity and convection play a role secondary to the wall temperature boundary condition in determining the structure of the reflected wave. The presentation is simplified by introducing a generalized Burgers equation that gives the same first-order results as the Navier–Stokes equations. Correct second-order results are obtained from this equation simply by applying a correction to the result for the temperature.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , 26 February 1968 , pp. 501 - 528
Copyright
© 1968 Cambridge University Press

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