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Further Properties of the Wave Charts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

W. A. Woods
W. A. Woods*
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Liverpool
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In a previous paper charts were given which related the flow Mach numbers on either side of a wave to a dimensionless wave speed. Charts were given for shock waves, isentropic expansion waves and isentropic non-steep pressure waves in a perfect gas. In this note it is shown that the lines of constant state ratio plotted on the charts constitute families of straight lines; this fact is particularly important in the case of the shock wave chart. The wave domains are also established and compared diagrammatically.

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Technical Notes
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 66 , Issue 624 , December 1962 , pp. 789 - 792
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1962

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