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Electron beam density measurements in shock waves in argon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

B. Schmidt
B. Schmidt
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology Present address: University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Abstract

An electron beam technique was used to measure density profiles of strong shock waves in argon with high accuracy. The experimental results are compared with the results of theoretical models. Of the models that are available in enough detail for comparison, the best agreement with experiment is shown by the direct simulation Monte-Carlo method (Bird 1968), assuming an inverse 12th power molecular interaction force law. It is shown that the density maximum slope thickness is not sufficient for a detailed description of the shock wave structure.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , 10 November 1969 , pp. 361 - 373
Copyright
© 1969 Cambridge University Press

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