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Focusing of a Shock Wave in a Rarefied Gas by P. Kowalczyk; W. Walu?; T. P?atkowski is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Focusing of a Shock Wave in a Rarefied Gas about?
The process of focusing of a shock wave in a rarefied noble gas is investigated by a numerical solution of the corresponding two dimensional initial-boundary value problem for the Boltzmann equation. The numerical method is based on the splitting algorithm in which the collision integral is computed by a Monte Carlo quadrature, and the free flow equation is solved by a finite volume method. We analyse the development of the shock wave which reflects from a suitably shaped reflector, and we study influence of various factors, involved in the mathematical model of the problem, on the process of focusing. In particular, we investigate the pressure amplification factor and its dependence on the strength of the shock and on the accommodation coefficient appearing in the Maxwell boundary condition modelling the gassurface interaction. Moreover, we study the dependence of the shock focusing phenomenon on the shape of the reflector, and on the Mach number of the incoming shock.
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- Author
- P. Kowalczyk; W. Walu?; T. P?atkowski
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Engineering (Physical Sciences)