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Shock-wave structure in a fully ionized gas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

C. S. Lu  and
A. B. Huang
C. S. Lu
Affiliation:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation Power Systems, Philadelphia
A. B. Huang
Affiliation:
School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
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Abstract

The structure of a steady plane shock in a fully ionized gas has been investigated using the Boltzmann equation with the Gross–Krook type model as the governing equation and the discrete-ordinate method as a tool. The present results agree well with the results obtained by the continuum approach for weak shocks. For strong shocks the present approach gives results that are considerably different from those yielded by the continuum approach, particularly in the high pressure region. Also, the present method gives smooth and continuous shock profiles for high Mach numbers. On the other hand, the results from the continuum approach contain discontinuities in slope. The ion and electron distribution functions across the shock are found to be singly peaked for all cases considered and the effects of the induced electric field is small.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , August 1973 , pp. 171 - 184
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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