B4.27

Waves in Fluid and Solid Media
Part II, 2004

A plane shock is moving with speed UU into a perfect gas. Ahead of the shock the gas is at rest with pressure p1p_{1} and density ρ1\rho_{1}, while behind the shock the velocity, pressure and density of the gas are u2,p2u_{2}, p_{2} and ρ2\rho_{2} respectively. Derive the Rankine-Hugoniot relations across the shock. Show that

ρ1ρ2=2c12+(γ1)U2(γ+1)U2\frac{\rho_{1}}{\rho_{2}}=\frac{2 c_{1}^{2}+(\gamma-1) U^{2}}{(\gamma+1) U^{2}}

where c12=γp1/ρ1c_{1}^{2}=\gamma p_{1} / \rho_{1} and γ\gamma is the ratio of the specific heats of the gas. Now consider a change of frame such that the shock is stationary and the gas has a component of velocity VV parallel to the shock. Deduce that the angle of deflection δ\delta of the flow which is produced by a stationary shock inclined at an angle α=tan1(U/V)\alpha=\tan ^{-1}(U / V) to an oncoming stream of Mach number M=(U2+V2)12/c1M=\left(U^{2}+V^{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}} / c_{1} is given by

tanδ=2cotα(M2sinα21)2+M2(γ+cos2α)\tan \delta=\frac{2 \cot \alpha\left(M^{2} \sin \alpha^{2}-1\right)}{2+M^{2}(\gamma+\cos 2 \alpha)}

[Note that

tan(θ+ϕ)=tanθ+tanϕ1tanθtanϕ.]\left.\tan (\theta+\phi)=\frac{\tan \theta+\tan \phi}{1-\tan \theta \tan \phi} . \quad\right]