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A note on the entropy change across a normal shock wave

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

J. B. Russell
J. B. Russell*
Affiliation:
The City University, London
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Extract

It is well established that the change of entropy across a normal shock is of third order when expressed in terms of the static pressure rise. The purpose of this note is to draw attention to weaknesses in one method of establishing this result, and to put forward an alternative analysis.

Type
Technical notes
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 78 , Issue 765 , September 1974 , pp. 431 - 432
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1974 

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