Shock Wave Reflections in Unsteady Flows

  • Gabi Ben-Dor
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Abstract

Unlike the shock reflection phenomena in pseudo-steady flows (chapter 2) and in steady flows (chapter 3), where the flow fields basically depend on two independent variables, namely; x/t and y/t in the former and x and y in the latter, here the flow field depends on three parameters x, y and t. For this reason, the analytical consideration of the reflection phenomenon in unsteady flows is much more difficult and as a matter of fact very limited progress has been made.

Keywords

Shock Wave Wedge Angle Incident Shock Wave Mach Stem Mach Reflection 
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List of Symbols

Latin Letters

ai

local speed of sound in state (i)

Aij

ai/aj

Lm

length of the Mach stem in MR

Lr

length of the reflected shock wave in TRR

m3

flow mass in region (3) of a TRR

Mi

flow Mach number in state (i)

Mm

Mach stem Mach number

Ms

incident shock wave Mach number

R

radius of curvature of cylindrical wedges

s

coordinate along the cylindrical wedge surface

S

propagation distance of the corner-generated signals

t

time

ui

flow velocity in state (i) with respect to R in RR and TRR andTinMR

Vi

flow velocity in state (i) in a laboratory frame of reference

Vij

Vi/aj

Vn

normal shock wave velocity of a TRR with respect to the reflection point R

xtr

x coordinate of the MR→RR transition point

XT

x coordinate of the triple point of an MR

y

distance from Q to P in a TRR

YT

y coordinate of the triple point of an MR

z

distance from R to Q in a TRR

Greek Letters

α

angle between the incident shock wave and the reflecting wedge surface in a TRR

β

angle between the slipstream and the reflecting wedge surface in a TRR

γ

specific heat capacities ratio

Δt

time interval

Δθw

change of the slope of the reflecting surface of a double wedge

θ

angular position of a flow particle

θT

angular position of the triple point

θw

reflecting wedge angle

θw1

wedge angle of the first surface of a double wedge

θw2

wedge angle of the second surface of a double wedge

θwinitial

wedge angle of a cylindrical concave or convex wedge

θwtr

transition wedge angle

θwMtr

transition wedge angle for shock wave Mach number M

θw[A⇔B]

transition wedge angle from reflection A to reflection B

ρi

flow density in state (i)

Φi

angle of incidence between the flow and the oblique shock wave across which the flow enters state (i) with respect to R in RR and TRR and with respect to T in MR.

χ

triple point trajectory angle

χg

triple point trajectory angle at glancing incidence

χtr

triple point trajectory angle at transition

Subscripts

0

flow state ahead of the incident shock wave, i

1

flow state behind the incident shock wave, i

2

flow state behind the reflected shock wave, r

3

flow state behind the Mach stem, m, of an MR or the normal shock wave, n, of a TRR

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Gabi Ben-Dor
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  1. 1.Department of Mechanical EngineeringBen-Gurion University of the NegevBeer-ShevaIsrael

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