shock wave velocity
1shock wave velocity — smūginės bangos sklidimo greitis statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. shock wave velocity vok. Stoßwellenausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit, f rus. скорость распространения ударной волны, f pranc. vitesse d onde de choc, f …
2shock wave — shock′ wave n. 1) mer phs a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity of sound 2) cvb a repercussion from a startling event • Etymology: 1945–50 …
3Shock wave — Bombshock redirects here. For the Transformers character, see Micromasters#Bombshock. For other uses, see shockwave. Schlieren photograph of an attached shock on a sharp nosed supersonic body. A shock wave (also called shock front or simply shock …
4shock wave — An area or sheet of discontinuity (i.e., of abrupt changes in conditions) set up in a supersonic field of flow, through which the fluid undergoes a finite decrease in velocity accompanied by a marked increase in pressure, density, temperature,… …
5shock wave — 1. a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity of sound, caused by an intense explosion or supersonic flow over a body. 2. a repercussion from a startling event or upheaval; series of… …
6shock wave — noun a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity the explosion created a shock wave • Syn: ↑blast wave • Hypernyms: ↑wave, ↑undulation • Hyponyms: ↑sonic boom …
7shock wave — /ˈʃɒk weɪv/ (say shok wayv) noun 1. a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving in a gas or liquid at or above the velocity of sound. 2. an intense reaction experienced by a number of people in rapid succession: a death which sent a… …
8shock wave — noun a) A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound. b) Any violent disturbance …
9Shock hardening — is a process used to strengthen metals and alloys, wherein a shock wave produces atomic scale defects in the material s crystalline structure. As in cold work, these defects interfere with the normal processes by which metallic materials yield… …
10Shock tube — A shock tube is a device used primarily to study gas phase combustion reactions. Shock tubes (and related shock tunnels) can also be used to study aerodynamic flow under a wide range of temperatures and pressures that are difficult to obtain in… …
