Moving shock Totally Explained

Everything about Moving Shock totally explained

A Moving Shock is a Shock wave that's traveling through a fluid (usually gaseous) medium with a velocity relative to the velocity of the fluid already making up the medium. As such, the Normal shock relations require modification to calculate the properties before and after the moving shock. A knowledge of moving shocks is important for studying the phenomena surrounding detonation, among other applications.

Theory

To derive the theoretical equations for a moving shock, one may start by denoting the region in front of the shock as subscript 1, with the subscript 2 defining the region behind the shock. This is shown in the figure, with the shock wave propagating to the right. The speed of the shock wave relative to the gas is W, making the total velocity equal to u₁ + W. Additionally, the pressure is denoted by p and the local speed of sound by a.
Next, suppose a reference frame is then fixed to the shock so it appears stationary as the gas in regions 1 and 2 move with a velocity relative to it. Redefining region 1 as x and region 2 as y leads to the following shock-relative velocities:

u_y = W + u_1 - u_2

u_x = W

With these shock-relative velocities, the properties of the regions before and after the shock can be defined below introducing the Temperature as T, the density as ρ, and the Mach number as M:

p_1 = p_x

;

p_2 = p_y

;

T_1 = T_x

;

T_2 = T_y

ho_1 = 
ho_x

;

ho_2 = 
ho_y

;

a_1 = a_x

;

a_2 = a_y

M_x = frac

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