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Multiple shock compression using a piston of finite weight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

D. F. T. Winter
D. F. T. Winter
Affiliation:
Armament Research and Development Establishment, Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent
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Abstract

This paper describes a theory for a piston-operated compressor in which shock waves are used to heat the gas being compressed. Detailed calculations are given showing the use of such a compressor to heat air for use in a hypersonic wind tunnel. The effect of real gas properties on the compression process is included in this discussion.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 1960 , pp. 264 - 272
Copyright
© 1960 Cambridge University Press

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