A weak shock theory is developed which allows for dense gas effects when the fundamental derivative of gas dynarnics, Γ , becomes small and possibly negative. The nonclassical behavior in these negative Γ regions has potential applications in turbomachinery design. The weak shock development results in a Burgers equation which is then solved numerically using the well-known MacCormack scheme. The results include the demonstration of many non-classical results such as expansion shocks, compression fans, shock-splitting and shock-fan combinations. Results are shown which could help improve turbine efficiency. / M.S.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/110171 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Crickenberger, Andrew B. |
| Contributors | Engineering Mechanics |
| Publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | vii, 92 leaves, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 24112626 |
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