Formation and propagation of a shock wave in a gas with temperature gradients

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 473, Issue , 2002, Pages 245-264

  Soukhomlinov, V S ^a   Kolosov, V Y ^a   Sheverev, V A ^a   Otugen M V ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHOCK WAVES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MACH NUMBER;

FLUID MECHANICS;

GAS FLOW; SHOCK WAVE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0037176309     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002002380     Document Type: Article

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