Abstract
Whitham (1957,1959) proposed an approximate theory for a shock diffracting at a corner of any angle. This theory is not limited to the ease of a corner made up of plane walls but is applicable to wall of any shape. The shape of the shock may be obtained for all times, but no information about the flow field behind the shock is obtained.
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Srivastava, R.S. (1994). Approximate Theory on Diffraction of Shocks. In: Interaction of Shock Waves. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1086-0_9
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