Introduction to Simple Shock Waves in Air: With Numerical Solutions Using Artificial Viscosity

Author:   Seán Prunty
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
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9783030025649


Pages:   247
Publication Date:   29 January 2019
Format:   Hardback
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This book provides an elementary introduction to some one-dimensional fluid flow problems involving shock waves in air. The differential equations of fluid flow are approximated by finite difference equations and these in turn are numerically integrated in a stepwise manner. Artificial viscosity is introduced into the numerical calculations in order to deal with shocks. The presentation is restricted to the finite-difference approach to solve the coupled differential equations of fluid flow as distinct from finite-volume or finite-element methods. This text presents the results arising from the numerical solution using Mathcad programming. Both plane and spherical shock waves are discussed with particular emphasis on very strong explosive shocks in air.  This text will appeal to students, researchers, and professionals in shock wave research and related fields. Students in particular will appreciate the benefits of numerical methods in fluid mechanics and the level of presentation.

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Author:   Seán Prunty
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.565kg
ISBN:  

9783030025649


ISBN 10:   3030025640
Pages:   247
Publication Date:   29 January 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Brief outline of the equations of fluid flow.- Waves of finite amplitude.- Conditions across the shock: the Rankine-Hugoniot equations.- Numerical treatment of plane shocks.- Spherical shock waves: the self-similar solution.- Numerical treatment of spherical shock waves.

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Dr. Seán Prunty is a former senior lecturer in electrical and electronic engineering at University College Cork Ireland. He has a primary degree and a Ph.D. degree, both in experimental physics, from the University of Dublin, Trinity College. He has thirty years of teaching experience and has carried out research in such areas as atomic physics and laser technology as well as in far-infrared polarimetry and electromagnetic scattering for plasma physics applications. He collaborated for many years on research in the fusion energy research area in Italy, England and Switzerland. Since his retirement in 2009 he has taken a particular interest in shock wave propagation.

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