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Expansion Waves

Expansion Waves is a compressible flow phenomenon characterized by a continuous, isentropic expansion of a supersonic flow around a convex corner, resulting in a fan-shaped wave structure that decreases pressure, temperature, and density while increasing flow velocity.

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Mechanical waves during tissue expansion

Xavier Serra‐Picamal, Vito Conte, Romaric Vincent et al. · Nature Physics · 2012 · 566 citations

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Asymmetric flows and instabilities in symmetric ducts with sudden expansions

W. Cherdron, F. Durst, J. H. Whitelaw · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1978 · 349 citations

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Nonlinear flow phenomena in a symmetric sudden expansion

R. M. Fearn, T. Mullin, K. A. Cliffe · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1990 · 340 citations

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Advanced Rocket Nozzles

G. Hagemann, H. Immich, Thong Van Nguyen et al. · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 1998 · 281 citations

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The focusing of weak shock waves

B. Sturtevant, V. A. Kulkarny · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1976 · 214 citations

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Authors

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    Shu Sun

    Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

    4 publications · 188 citations

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  2. GH
    G. Hagemann

    Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), Germany

    4 publications · 566 citations

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  3. HT
    Huijun Tan

    Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

    4 publications · 208 citations

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  4. AW
    Ashraf W. Khir

    Brunel University of London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 170 citations

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  5. RB
    Rodney Bowersox

    Texas A&M University, United States

    3 publications · 141 citations

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Institutions

341

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    594 citations

  3. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    Nanjing, China

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    912 citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    356 citations

  5. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    388 citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    323 citations

  7. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    454 citations

  8. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Stockholm, Sweden

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    805 citations

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    26 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. AIAA Journal

    25 publications · 858 citations

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  3. Journal of Propulsion and Power

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. Physics of Fluids

    18 publications · 709 citations

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  5. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

    7 publications · 325 citations

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