TitleIntroduction to Simple Shock Waves in Air : With Numerical Solutions Using Artificial Viscosity
Author(s)Prunty, Se??n
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2021.
DescriptionXV, 344 p. 164 illus., 5 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteThis book provides an elementary introduction to one-dimensional fluid flow problems involving shock waves in air. The differential equations of fluid flow are approximated by finite difference equations and these in turn are numerically integrated in a stepwise manner, with artificial viscosity introduced into the numerical calculations in order to deal with shocks. This treatment of the subject is focused on the finite-difference approach to solve the coupled differential equations of fluid flow and presents the results arising from the numerical solution using Mathcad programming. Both plane and spherical shock waves are discussed with particular emphasis on very strong explosive shocks in air. This expanded second edition features substantial new material on sound wave parameters, Riemann's method for numerical integration of the equations of motion, approximate analytical expressions for weak shock waves, short duration piston motion, numerical results for shock wave interactions, and new appendices on the piston withdrawal problem and numerical results for a closed shock tube. This text will appeal to students, researchers, and professionals in shock wave research and related fields. Students in particular will appreciate the benefits of numerical methods in fluid mechanics and the level of presentation
ISBN,Price9783030636067
Keyword(s)1. Computational Physics and Simulations 2. COMPUTER SIMULATION 3. CONTINUUM MECHANICS 4. EBOOK 5. EBOOK - SPRINGER 6. Engineering Fluid Dynamics 7. FLUID MECHANICS 8. FLUIDS 9. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 10. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS 11. Soft condensed matter
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