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An experimental study of the evolution of a thick layer separating gases of different densities (continuous interface) after the interaction with a shock wave has been carried out. The experiments have been carried out in a shock tube. The shock wave was passing from one inert gas into the other. The evolution of the process has been studied by interferometry. The growth rate of the amplitude a k of the surfaces separating a continuous interface between two pure gases after the passage of the incident and first reflected shock waves has been determined. The experimental data for a k have been compared to the values calculated using a simple model proposed by Brouillette and Sturtevant (1990).
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Zaytsev, S., Chebotareva, E., Titov, S. (1995). Passage of a Shock Wave Through a Continuous Interface Separating Gases of Different Densities. In: Brun, R., Dumitrescu, L.Z. (eds) Shock Waves @ Marseille IV. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79532-9_37
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