Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics · 1960 · 2.1K citations · 0 references
EngineeringMechanical EngineeringPhysicsAerodynamicsFluid DynamicsFluid MechanicsCompressible FlowHydrodynamic StabilityShock CapturingShock ResponseShock WavesSupersonic AerodynamicsCompressible Flow StabilityShock DynamicsShock Wave ControlShock Wave InteractionsShock Wave StabilityShock-induced NonlinearitiesShock-tube Dynamics
The initial growth of irregularities on an interface between two compressible fluids is studied for impulsive (i.e., shock) acceleration. It was found that the ultimate rate of growth is roughly the same as that given by the incompressible theory, if the initial compression of the irregularities and of the fluids is taken into account.