Effect on Shock Trajectory of the Opening Time of Diaphragms in a Shock Tube

C.J.S.M. Simpson, T. R. D. Chandler, K. B. Bridgman

The Physics of Fluids · 1967 · 71 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

Diaphragm opening times and shock trajectories have been measured in a shock tube. The distance over which the shock accelerates is proportional to the product of the shock speed and the diaphragm opening time.

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