Impact on the surface of a compressible liquid. 1. Propagation of a weak, nearly plane shock wave

Korobkin, A. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3605-8450 (1995) Impact on the surface of a compressible liquid. 1. Propagation of a weak, nearly plane shock wave. Shock Waves, 4 (4). pp. 209-216. ISSN 0938-1287

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Abstract

The evolution of a weak, nearly plane shock wave produced by the impact on the plane boundary of a compressible liquid is considered. At the initial moment the liquid is at rest and occupies the lower half-plane. Then the points of its boundary get instantly velocities directed into the liquid domain. This leads to the formation of a shock wave the intensity of which is non-uniform due to a non-uniform distribution of the impact velocities. Initially the shock wave is plane but then it bends due to the non-linear effects and can later be focused. To analyze the liquid flow, the method of matched asymptotic expansions is used. For finite times the flow and the evolution of the shock wave are described within the framework of the acoustic approximation. For large times the flow becomes non-linear, and the form of the shock front depends essentially on the characteristics of the liquid flow behind it. If the non-uniformity of the impact velocity distribution is slight then the focusing of the shock wave is shown not to occur. The influence of viscosity of the liquid on the structure of its motion is discussed.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Mathematics
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Research (former - to 2017)
Depositing User: Vishal Gautam
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2011 10:25
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2022 02:06
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/20615
DOI: 10.1007/BF01414986

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