Imploding cylindrical shock in a perfectly conducting and radiating gas

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Physics of Fluids B; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.860596· OSTI ID:6046428

Radha, C; Sharma, V D ^[1]

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1. Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Powai, 400076 (India)

Similarity solutions to a problem in radiative magnetogasdynamics with strong shocks are presented. Group theoretic methods are used to obtain a condition on the shock Cowling number, and to characterize the state dependent form of the gas absorption coefficient for which the self-similar solutions are admitted. Numerical calculations have been performed to determine the value of the self-similar exponent and the profiles of the flow variables, which enable one to assess the influence of thermal radiation, the magnetic field strength, and the adiabatic heat exponent on the flow pattern.

• OSTI ID: 6046428
• Journal Information: Physics of Fluids B; (United States), Journal Name: Physics of Fluids B; (United States) Vol. 5:12; ISSN 0899-8221; ISSN PFBPEI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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