Study is concerned with use of imploding shock waves to produce high temperatures for controlled thermonuclear research and plasma propulsion for space vehicles; self-propagating nature of imploding shock waves is investigated by extending classical similarity solution to earlier times in implosion process when shock strength is finite; quasi-similar method developed by Oshima in blast wave studies is applied; results show that singular characteristic exists for finite-strength shock waves.


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    Title :

    Nonuniform propagation of imploding shocks and detonations


    Additional title:

    AIAA J


    Contributors:
    Lee, B.H.K. (author)

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 5 , n 11


    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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