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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337645303321

Autore

Prunty Seán

Titolo

Introduction to Simple Shock Waves in Air : With Numerical Solutions Using Artificial Viscosity / / by Seán Prunty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-02565-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages)

Collana

Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena, , 2197-9529

Disciplina

533.293

Soggetti

Fluid mechanics

Fluids

Mathematical physics

Physics

Engineering Fluid Dynamics

Fluid- and Aerodynamics

Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Brief outline of the equations of fluid flow -- Waves of finite amplitude -- Conditions across the shock: the Rankine-Hugoniot equations -- Numerical treatment of plane shocks -- Spherical shock waves: the self-similar solution -- Numerical treatment of spherical shock waves.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an elementary introduction to some one-dimensional fluid flow problems involving shock waves in air. The differential equations of fluid flow are approximated by finite difference equations and these in turn are numerically integrated in a stepwise manner. Artificial viscosity is introduced into the numerical calculations in order to deal with shocks. The presentation is restricted to the finite-difference approach to solve the coupled differential equations of fluid flow as distinct from finite-volume or finite-element methods. This text presents the results arising from the numerical solution using Mathcad programming. Both plane and spherical shock waves are discussed with particular emphasis on very strong explosive shocks in



air. This text will appeal to students, researchers, and professionals in shock wave research and related fields. Students in particular will appreciate the benefits of numerical methods in fluid mechanics and the level of presentation.