Configurations of Shock Regular Reflection by Straight Wedges

We are concerned with the shock regular reflection configurations of unsteady global solutions for a plane shock hitting a symmetric straight wedge.It has been known that patterns of the shock reflection are various and complicated,including the regular and the Mach reflection.Most of the fundamental issues for the shock reflection have not been understood.Recently,there are great progress on the mathematical theory of the shock regular reflection problem,especially for the global existence,uniqueness,and structural stability of solutions.In this paper,we show that there are two more possible configurations of the shock regular reflection besides known four configurations.We also give a brief proof of the global existence of solutions.

MECHANISM FOR THE TRANSITION FROM A REGULAR REFLECTION TO A MACH REFLECTION OR A VON NEUMANN REFLECTION

In this paper, by taking into account the thickness of the incident shock as well as the influence of the boundary layer, we point out that even in a regular reflection there should be present a contact discontinuity. By using the smallest energy criterion, the inclined angle of this contact discontinuity can be determined for differen incident angle. Then, with this inclined contact discontinuity, together with the law of conservation of mass, the mechanism for the transition from a regular reflection to a Mach reflection or a von Neumann reflection becomes clear. The important roles played by the leftest point in the reflected shock polar are identified.

Two-Dimensional Regular Shock Reflection for the Pressure Gradient System of Conservation Laws

We establish the existence of a global solution to a regular reflection of a shock hitting a ramp for the pressure gradient system of equations. The set-up of the reflection is the same as that of Mach＇s experiment for the compressible Euler system, i.e., a straight shock hitting a ramp. We assume that the angle of the ramp is close to 90 degrees. The solution has a reflected bow shock wave, called the diffraction of the planar shock at the compressive corner, which is mathematically regarded as a free boundary in the self-similar variable plane. The pressure gradient system of three equations is a subsystem, and an approximation, of the full Euler system, and we offer a couple of derivations.

A study on the surface overpressure distribution and formation of a double curvature liner under a two-point initiation

The formation mechanism of an EFP(explosively formed projectile)using a double curvature liner under the overpressure effect generated by a regular oblique reflection was investigated in this paper.Based on the detonation wave propagation theory,the change of the incident angle of the detonation wave collision at different positions and the distribution area of the overpressure on the surface of the liner were calculated.Three dimensional numerical simulations of the formation process of the EFP with tail.as well as the ability to penetrate 45#steel were performed using LS-DYNA software,and the EFP ve locity,the penetration ability,and the forming were assessed via experiments and x_ray photographs.The experimental results coincides with those of the simulations.Results indicate that the collision of the detonation wave was controlled to be a regular oblique reflection acting on the liner by setting the di-mensions of the unit charge and maintai ning the pressure at the collision point region at more than 2.4 times the CJ detonation when the incident angle approached the cnitical angle.The distance from the liner midline to the boundary of the area within which the pressure ratio of the regular oblique reflection pressure to the qJ detonation pressure was greater than 2.5,2,and 15was approximately 0.66 mm,132 mm,and 3.3 mm,respectively.Itis noted that pressure gradient caused the liner to turn inside out in the middle to form the head of the EFP and close the two tails of the EFP at approximately 120μs.The penetration depth of the EFP into a 45#steel target exceeded 30 mm,and there was radial expansion between the head and tail of the EFP,increasing the penetration resistance of the EFP.Therefore,the structural size of the unit charge and the liner can be further optimized to reduce resist ance to increase the penetration ability of the EFP.

Shock wave configurations and reflection hysteresis outside a planar Laval nozzle

When the pressure ratio increases from the perfectly expanded condition to the third limited condition in which a normal shock is located on the exit plane, shock wave configurations outside the nozzle can be further assorted as no shock wave on the perfectly expanded condition, weak oblique shock reflection in the regular reflection （RR） pressure ratio condition, shock reflection hysteresis in the dual-solution domain of pressure ratio condition, Mach disk configurations in the Mach reflection （MR） pressure ratio condition, the strong oblique shock wave configurations in the corresponding condition, and a normal shock forms on the exit plane in the third limited con- dition. Every critical pressure ratio, especially under regular reflection and Mach reflection pressure ratio conditions, is deduced in the paper according to shock wave reflection theory. A hysteresis phenomenon is also theoretically possible in the dual-solution domain. For a planar Laval nozzle with the cross-section area ratio being 5, different critical pressure ratios are counted in these con- ditions, and numerical simulations are made to demonstrate these various shock wave configurations outside the nozzle. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations are made to get a more detailed understanding about the shock wave structures outside a Laval nozzle and the RR←→MR transition in the dual-solution domain.