On generation and convergence of polygonal-shaped shock waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 309, Issue , 1996, Pages 301-319

  Apazidis, N ^a   Lesser, M B ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; REFLECTION; SURFACES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CONVERGENCE OF CYLINDRICAL SHOCK WAVES; MACH NUMBER DISTRIBUTION; SHOCK DYNAMICS; SHOCK FOCUSING; SHOCK FRONT; UNIFORM FLOW;

SHOCK WAVES;

EID: 0030087482     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096001644     Document Type: Article

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