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In the previous chapter we have discussed plane waves reflecting from plane and curved surfaces. In nearly all cases the incident shocks were constant, square topped waves rather than decaying waves which are characteristic of blast waves. All of the reflections and shock geometries mentioned can be observed behind blast waves as well. It is easier to illustrate the behavior of such reflections in planar two dimensional geometry than in the more complex three dimensional geometry which is more common for blast waves. We will use blast waves in shock tubes to illustrate some of the more complex interactions in the following discussions.
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Needham, C.E. (2018). Height of Burst Effects. In: Blast Waves. Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65382-2_14
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