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Shock collision at a molecular level

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

A. K. Macpherson
A. K. Macpherson
Affiliation:
Present address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg 19, Canada. Institute for Aerospace Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto 5, Canada
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Abstract

The development of reflected waves are studied when two shocks of unequal strength collide and when a shock collides with a constant temperature wall. Both these problems are examined using the Monte Carlo technique developed by Bird (1967). Some limitations upon this technique are suggested and a modified time advance parameter used.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , 15 December 1969 , pp. 849 - 861
Copyright
© 1969 Cambridge University Press

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