Nonlinear theory of unstable fluid mixing driven by shock wave

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1106-1124

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Sohn, Sung Ik ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS; MIXING; SHOCK WAVES;

EID: 0030812145     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869202     Document Type: Article

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