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NASA NTRS1985

Preionization-dependent families of radiative shock waves

Radiation shock waves are shown to be organizable into families within which the spectra are very similar. A high-velocity shock into neutral material is spectrally similar to a somewhat slower shock in fully ionized material. The similarities should allow the identification of the family to which an observed spectrum belongs, while spectral details permit subsequent identification of the separate values of shock velocity and preionization. By calculating shock spectra for the various families at constant recombination zone density, rather than constant preshock density, it is possible to separate the effects of 'velocity' (by which is meant postionization enthalpy per atom) from those of 'density' (by which is meant the degree of collisional deexcitation in the optical lines).

Cox, D. P.↗
NASA NTRS1995

Direct Numerical Simulation of Acoustic Waves Interacting with a Shock Wave in a Quasi-1D Convergent-Divergent Nozzle Using an Unstructured Finite Volume Algorithm

Numerical simulation of a very small amplitude acoustic wave interacting with a shock wave in a quasi-1D convergent-divergent nozzle is performed using an unstructured finite volume algorithm with a piece-wise linear, least square reconstruction, Roe flux difference splitting, and second-order MacCormack time marching. First, the spatial accuracy of the algorithm is evaluated for steady flows with and without the normal shock by running the simulation with a sequence of successively finer meshes. Then the accuracy of the Roe flux difference splitting near the sonic transition point is examined for different reconstruction schemes. Finally, the unsteady numerical solutions with the acoustic perturbation are presented and compared with linear theory results.

Bui, Trong T.↗
DOE OSTI2013

Numerical analysis of three complex three-dimensional shock wave / turbulent boundary layer interaction flows

A set of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) computations with turbulence closure provided by the Spalart-Allmaras (SA) model have been carried out for prediction of shock-induced three-dimensional (3D) turbulent separated flows. The experimental data for different aerodynamic test configurations have been used for assessing credibility of the numerical method employed. Particularly, shock wave / turbulent boundary layer interactions (SWTBLI) in the vicinity of an asymmetric sharp double-fin (DF) with different (7° and 11°) deflection angles mounted on a flat plate and two conically sharp cylindrical bodies at varying interbody distances and nose cone angles 60° and 40° mounted over a flat plate at freestream Mach number 4, as well as a transonic fan stage operating in the near-stall regime are considered. The gas dynamic structure and topology of 3D separated flows, surface flow patterns, and pressure distributions as well as body aerodynamic force prediction are analyzed. A transonic fan stage operating in the near-stall regime and a possibility of applying flow control is investigated. High Performance Computing was employed to make high resolution computations of these flows possible, and advanced 3D visualization techniques were employed in order to improve understanding of the separating flow phenomena.

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NASA NTRS1972

Numerical study of strong plasma shock waves produced in an electromagnetic shock tube.

A set of two-fluid Navier-Stokes equations with classical physical transport coefficients is used to compute the evolution and structure of collisional plasma shock waves in an electromagnetic shock tube. Shock speeds up to 200 cm/microsec and shocked-plasma temperatures of the order of kilovolts are studied. A strong transverse bias magnetic field is employed, which significantly alters the size and shape of the shock profiles, when compared with the zero bias field case. The wave structure is different from that of a two-fluid gasdynamic shock without transverse magnetic field. Especially significant is the effect of the small ion Larmor radius in reducing the gasdynamic shock thickness by at least an order of magnitude in the transverse shock case, which permits collisional shocks to have thicknesses much smaller than the post-shock mean free path. These collisional shock waves produce very hot ions, the ion temperature increasing with shock speed, although the formation time and distances also increase substantially with shock speed.

Schneider, S. H.↗
NASA NTRS1992

Relativistic magnetosonic shock waves in synchrotron sources - Shock structure and nonthermal acceleration of positrons

The theoretical properties of relativistic, transverse, magnetosonic collisionless shock waves in electron-positron-heavy ion plasmas of relevance to astrophysical sources of synchrotron radiation are investigated. Both 1D electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulations and quasi-linear theory are used to examine the spatial and kinetic structure of these nonlinear flows. A new process of shock acceleration of nonthermal positrons, in which the gyrating reflected heavy ions dissipate their energy in the form of collectively emitted, left-handed magnetosonic waves which are resonantly absorbed by the positrons immediately behind the ion reflection region, is described. Applications of the results to the termination shocks of pulsar winds and to the termination shocks of jets emanating from the AGN are outlined.

Hoshino, Masahiro↗
NASA NTRS1993

Calculating Flows With Interfering Shock Waves

Equilibrium Air Shock Interference, EASI, program takes account of dissociation of air molecules. Revives and updates older computational methods for calculating inviscid flow field and maximum heating from interference of shock waves. Expands methods to solve problems involving six shock-wave interference patterns on two-dimensional cylindrical leading edge with equilibrium, chemically-reacting gas mixture. Written in FORTRAN 77.

Glass, Christopher E.↗
NASA NTRS1980

Theoretical considerations of shock wave behavior

Interstellar shock waves have a significant influence on the structure and dynamics of interstellar matter and probably trigger star formation in suitably dense regions. The overall structure of regions near shock waves is reviewed; in addition, the main observational effects of shocks on interstellar molecules are discussed including: (1) acceleration to velocities in the 1 km/s to 100 km/s range relative to the ambient gas, (2) excitation of infrared lines in the heated postshock gas, and (3) production of high abundances of certain molecular species such as H, OH, H2O, CH(+), OCS, and SiO through high temperature chemical reactions in the postshock gas at temperatures above 1000 K. The molecular region around the BN infrared source in Orion and the high velocity molecules in IC443 are discussed as possible examples of shocked molecular gas.

Hollenbach, D.↗
DOE OSTI2017

Chiral Shock Waves

We study the shock waves in relativistic chiral matter. We argue that the conventional Rankine-Hugoinot relations are modified due to the presence of chiral transport phenomena. We show that the entropy discontinuity in a weak shock wave is quadratic in the pressure discontinuity when the effect of chiral transport becomes sufficiently large. We also show that rarefaction shock waves, which do not exist in usual nonchiral fluids, can appear in chiral matter. The direction of shock wave propagation is found to be completely determined by the direction of the vorticity and the chirality of fermions. These features are exemplified by shock propagation in dense neutrino matter in the hydrodynamic regime.

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