Experimental and numerical studies of focusing process of weak shock waves

Koji Izumi, Teruyuki Nakajima, Shigeru Aso, Michio Nishida

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Abstract

This paper describes numerical and experimental studies of a weak shock wave reflected from various shapes of the parabolic reflector. Experiments have been carried out using a conventional shock tube with air as test gas at an incident shock Mach number of 1.1. In the experiments, the process of the shock focusing have been visualized by a Schlieren technique. Numerical studies have been conducted using a two-dimensional inviscid flow model. Thus obtained numerical results have been compared with the experimental ones for various reflector shapes and satisfactory agreement have been obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMemoirs of the Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering
PublisherPubl by Kyushu Univ
Pages233-242
Number of pages10
Volume52
Edition2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1992

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Energy
  • Atmospheric Science
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

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