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On the process of Mach wave generation in air

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

M. De Rosa ,
F. Famá ,
V. Palleschi ,
A. Salvetti ,
D. P. Singh  and
M. Vaselli
M. De Rosa
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare del C.N.R., Via del Giardino, 7–56127, Pisa, Italy
F. Famá
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare del C.N.R., Via del Giardino, 7–56127, Pisa, Italy
V. Palleschi
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare del C.N.R., Via del Giardino, 7–56127, Pisa, Italy
A. Salvetti
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare del C.N.R., Via del Giardino, 7–56127, Pisa, Italy
D. P. Singh
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare del C.N.R., Via del Giardino, 7–56127, Pisa, Italy
M. Vaselli
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare del C.N.R., Via del Giardino, 7–56127, Pisa, Italy
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Abstract

The process of Mach wave generation in air is studied in both plane and spherical geometries. The experimental results reported here are theoretically interpreted using the predictions of a self-similar model of strong explosion along with the hydrodynamic equations of a perfect gas, and a good agreement is found.

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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , June 1991 , pp. 453 - 464
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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