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A Numerical and Experimental Study of a Shock-Accelerated Heavy Gas Cylinder

Thesis/Dissertation ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/807702· OSTI ID:807702
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  1. State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook, NY (United States); LANL
In this thesis we study the evolution of an SF6 gas cylinder surrounded by air when accelerated by a planar Mach 1.2 shock wave. Vorticity generated by the interaction of the shock wave's pressure gradient with the density gradient at the air/SF6 interface drives the evolution of the cylinder into a vortex pair
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
807702
Report Number(s):
LA--13958-T
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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