attached shock
1attached shock wave — An oblique or conical shock wave that appears to be in contact with the leading edge of an airfoil or the nose of a body in a supersonic flow field. Also called attached shock …
2Shock 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 …
3shock 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,… …
4Shock advertising — is a type of advertising generally regarded as one that “deliberately, rather than inadvertently, startles and offends its audience by violating norms for social values and personal ideals.” [Dahl, Darren W. et al.… …
5shock absorber — shock ab|sorb|er [ ʃak əb,zɔrbər ] noun count an object attached to the wheels of a vehicle that makes driving over rough roads more comfortable …
6Shock collar — The term shock collar is used to describe an electronic training aid developed to deliver an electrical signal through contact points attached to a dog collar. While similar systems are available for other animals, the most common are the collars …
7shock absorber — Mach. a device for damping sudden and rapid motion, as the recoil of a spring mounted object from shock. [1905 10] * * * Device for controlling unwanted motion of a spring mounted vehicle. On an automobile, the springs act as a cushion between… …
8Bow shock (aerodynamics) — For other uses, see Bow shock. A blunt body fired from a gun against a supersonic flow in a wind tunnel, producing a bow shock. A bow shock, also called a detached shock, is a curved, stationary shock wave that is found in supersonic flow past a… …
9System Shock 2 — Developer(s) Irrational Games Looking Glass Studios Publisher(s) Electronic Arts …
10Oblique shock — A small scale X 15 placed in a NASA supersonic wind tunnel produces an oblique shock wave at the nose of the model (along with other shocks). An oblique shock wave, unlike a normal shock, is inclined with respect to the incident upstream flow… …
