Structure op stationary shock waves in boiling binary solutions

Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 81–87, January–February, 1989.     

Interference of steady shock waves traveling in the same direction

A classification of the possible types of shock-wave structures formed as a result of the interference between overtaking shocks in a homogeneous flow is developed on the basis of a previous study [1]. A series of analytic and numerical interaction type criteria is obtained, which makes it possible to justify and supplement the analysis, carried out in [2], of the regions of the governing flow parameters in which steady-state solutions for shock-wave structures of different types exist. The calculations are found to be consistent with the known experimental data.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 143–152, July–August, 1987.     

Determination of gradients of flow variables behind three-dimensional stationary and pseudo stationary curved shock waves in conducting gases

Summary In this paper we have obtained the gradients of magnetic field, velocity, pressure and density behind a shock wave in three dimensional steady motion of a conducting gas. For the shock configuration, we take a continuous differentiable function of coordinates and it is assumed that the components of the magnetic field H ⁱ , velocity components u ⁱ , pressure p and density behind the shock-surface are differentiable functions. Moreover we take H ⁱ , u ⁱ , p and in front of the shock-wave as constant quantities. In § 4 we have obtained the gradients of flow and field quantities behind the pseudostationary shockwave. § 5 is devoted to the calculation of gradients of flow and field quantities in cases where the normal component of the magnetic field is zero on both sides of the shock wave. In § 6 the relation between the curvature k of the shock-surface and the curvature K of the stream line just behind the shock surface in two dimensional steady motion has been derived. § 7 deals with the determination of the ratio K/k for an attached shock in the case of a wedge.     

Plane stationary flows with ionizing shock waves in a magnetic field

The formulation of stationary, plane, and self-similar problems is considered when the flow parameters depend only on the polar angle, and the magnetic field lies in the flow plane. The case in which the magnetic field is perpendicular to the flow plane has been examined in [1]. The conditions are found under which the solution depends on an arbitrary parameter and the reasons for this nonuniqueness are explained. Self-similar solutions are constructed to describe the flow around an insulating wedge and a wall.     

Interference of oblique shock waves of one family in a hypersonic flow

A study is made of the irregular regime of interaction of two shock waves of the same direction when a hypersonic gas stream flows past bodies of complicated shape. It is shown that the rarefaction waves formed in the flow field significantly weaken the shock wave that approaches the body. This effect is confirmed by the results of an experiment and numerical calculations.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 134–138, September–October, 1982.     

Asymptotic models of internal stationary waves

Equations of stationary long waves on the interface between a homogeneous fluid and an exponentially stratified fluid are considered. An equation of the second-order approximation of the shallow water theory inheriting the dispersion properties of the full Euler equations is used as the basic model. A family of asymptotic submodels is constructed, which describe three different types of bifurcation of solitary waves at the boundary points of the continuous spectrum of the linearized problem. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 151–161, July–August, 2008.     

The nature of the triple point singularity in the case of stationary reflection of weak shock waves

The structure of flow in the vicinity of a triple point in the problem of stationary irregular reflection of weak shock waves is numerically investigated within the framework of the Euler model, including the von Neumann paradox range. To improve the accuracy of the solution near singular points a new technology including a grid contracted toward the triple point and the discontinuity fitting is applied. It is shown that in the four-wave flow pattern the curvatures of the tangential discontinuity and the Mach front at the triple point are finite. The singularity is concentrated only in a sector between the reflected wave front and the expansion fan. When the three-wave flow pattern is realized, the curvatures of the tangential discontinuity and both wave fronts at the triple point are infinite. On the range of weak and moderate shock waves the logarithmic singularity in subsonic sectors near the triple point conserves up to transition to the regular reflection.     

Enhancement of shock waves

The flow field developed behind a shock wave propagating inside a constant cross-section conduit is solved numerically for two different cases. First, when the density of the ambient gas into which the shock propagates has a logarithmic change with distance. In the second, and the more practical case, the ambient gas is composed of pairs of air–helium layers having a continually decreasing width. It is shown that in both cases meaningful pressure amplification can be reached behind the transmitted shock wave. It is especially so in the second case. By proper choice of the number of air–helium layers and their width reduction ratio, pressure amplification as high as 7.5 can be obtained.      

On one-dimensional shock waves

In this paper uniform asymptotic expansions for the solutions of a system of differential equations are obtained in the domain containing a shock wave. It is shown, in particular, that the function θ(t,x)/ε contained in the expansions and describing the behavior of the solution in the neighborhood of the wave front has, generally speaking, a discontinuity of derivatives at the front. The results are applicable to one-dimensional problems in gas dynamics with low viscosity and heat-conductivity.     

Imploding conical shock waves

The behaviour of conical shock waves imploding axisymmetrically was first studied numerically by Hornung (J Fluid Mech 409:1–12, 2000) and this prompted a limited experimental investigation into these complex flow patterns by Skews et al. (Shock Waves 11:323–326, 2002). Modification of the simulation boundary conditions, resulting in the loss of self-similarity, was necessary to image the flow experimentally. The current tests examine the temporal evolution of these flows utilising a converging conical gap of fixed width fed by a shock wave impinging at its entrance, supported by CFD simulations. The effects of gap thickness, angle and incident shock strength were investigated. The wave initially diffracts around the outer lip of the gap shedding a vortex which, for strong incident shock cases, can contain embedded shocks. The converging shock at exit reflects on the axis of symmetry with the reflected wave propagating outwards resulting in a triple point developing on the incident wave together with the associated shear layer. This axisymmetric shear layer rolls up into a mushroom-shaped toroidal vortex ring and forward-facing jet. For strong shocks, this deforms the Mach disk to the extent of forming a second triple point with the primary shock exhibiting a double bulge. Separate features resembling the Richtmeyer–Meshkov and Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities were noted in some tests. Aside from the incident wave curvature, the reflection patterns demonstrated correspond well with the V- and DV-types identified by Hornung although type S was not clearly seen, possibly due to the occlusion of the reflection region by the outer diffraction vortex at these early times. Some additional computational work explicitly exploring the limits of the parameter space for such systems has demonstrated the existence of a possible further reflection type, called vN-type, which is similar to the von Neumann reflection for plane waves. It is recommended that the parameter space be more thoroughly explored experimentally.     

Unsteady oblique shock waves

A spatially and temporally local analysis is provided for unsteady, oblique shock waves, in which the flow is assumed to be two-dimensional or axisymmetric. Three unsteady parameters, in a laboratory frame, are viewed as the known independent variables. These are the upstream Mach number, the shock Mach number, and the angle of the shock relative to the instantaneous upstream velocity. Other steady and unsteady parameters, such as the velocity turn angles and downstream Mach numbers, are evaluated in closed form, in terms of these three quantities. Trends are assessed, and a sensitivity analysis is provided. It is suggested that the theory may find application in converting a shock capturing algorithm, at an early time during the computational process, into a shock fitting algorithm. Received 30 April 1999 / Accepted 29 November 1999     

Propagation of weak shock waves

An asymptotic method is developed in order to treat the evolution of weak shock waves. One obtains a geometrical theory according to which weak shock waves propagate along rays and satisfy a transport law.     

Decay of shock waves in a dusty-gas shock tube

A numerical study is performed for the unsteady nonequilibrium flow of a gas-particle mixture in a shock tube, where a semi-empirical formula for a single particle is assumed to calculate the drag and heat transfer rate of the particle cloud. To simulate actual flows of the mixture in which the size of the particles is distributed over a finite range, the motion of the particles is analyzed by dividing them into several groups according to their different diameters. It is shown that the particles of diameter larger than the average value cause a significant delay in the relaxation of the gas-particle flow. Good agreement is obtained between the numerical and the experimental results of the decrease in the shock propagation velocity, except for strong shock waves transmitted into dusty gas with a high loading ratio.     

Revisiting shock waves in metals

We cast Wallace's theory of thermoplastic flow in conservative form. We point out the difference between our formulation, which accounts for contact with an external energy reservoir, and previous formulations of thermoplastic flow. The theory is exploited to show that the experiments of Johnson and Barker on 6062-T6 Al can be interpreted as a weak shock wave that splits into an infinite sequence of “infinitesimal”, shocks, caused by increasing plasticity, leading to the observed smooth temporal velocity profile (a dispersed wave). We predict that overdriven shock waves in metals will split as well. We also re-examine the need for invoking a heat dissipation mechanism for overdriven shocks. It is briefly pointed out that our approach of casting the theory of thermoplastic flow in divergence form can be generalized easily to account for heat release in energetic solids. Received 25 March 1996 / Accepted 20 August 1996