Shock Wave Reflection Phenomena

This text describes shock wave reflection phenomena from a phenomenological point of view. Organized in five parts, the book covers an introduction to oblique shock wave reflection and the governing equations of the two- and three-shock theories; shock wave reflection in pseudo-steady flows; and reflection phenomena in steady flows and unsteady flows. With regard to pseudo-steady, steady and unsteady flows, the possible types of specific reflections are described, criteria for their formation and termination are presented and their governing equations are solved analytically and graphically and compared with experimental results. Modification of the governing equations by accounting for viscous and real gas effects are suggested. In addition, unresolved problems are pointed out and ideas for future research are suggested. The fifth part of the book constitutes a detailed source list of most of the scientific papers and reports which have been published in the subject area.