Shock Focusing Phenomena High Energy Density Phenomena and Dynamics of Converging Shocks / [electronic resource] :
by Nicholas Apazidis, Veronica Eliasson.
- 1st ed. 2019.
- XII, 158 p. 153 illus. online resource.
- Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena, 2197-9537 .
- Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena, .
Introduction -- Shock Focusing vs Explosions -- On stability of converging shocks -- Shock Focusing in Nature (for example collapse of supernovae and pistol shrimp) -- “Man-made” shock focusing -- Challenges -- Experimental approach overview -- Gases -- Liquids -- Solids -- Applications -- Summary and outlook.
One of the main reasons for continuing interest in shock focusing is its ability to concentrate energy in a small volume and produce extreme temperatures and pressures in fluids in a controlled laboratory environment. The phenomenon of shock wave focusing leading to extreme conditions in fluids during micro- and nanosecond time intervals is a spectacular example of mechanics at small length and time scales revealing the major properties of shock dynamics including high-temperature gas phenomena. Production of high-energy concentrations in gases and fluids with star-like temperatures and extreme pressures by means of a stable imploding shock is of great interest not only in its own right but also because of the connection to a multitude of phenomena in nature, technology and medicine.
9783319758664
10.1007/978-3-319-75866-4 doi
Thermodynamics. Heat engineering. Heat transfer. Mass transfer. Continuum mechanics. Chemistry, Technical. Fluid mechanics. Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. Continuum Mechanics. Industrial Chemistry. Engineering Fluid Dynamics.