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Instability theory of shock wave in a shock tube

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The instability theory of shock wave in a shock tube including the effects of tube wall and contact surface is studied. The experimental data of unstable shock wave coincide with one of instability criteria derived in the present paper.

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  1. Institute of Mechanics, Academia Sinica, 100080, Beijing, China

    Xu Fu

  2. Department of Mathematics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China

    Xu Cuiwei

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Fu, X., Cuiwei, X. Instability theory of shock wave in a shock tube. Acta Mech Sinica 8, 104–107 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02487156

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