In the oblique shock the first angle shown is
In the new region new angle is
An oblique shock is not possible and normal shock occurs.
In such a case, the results are:
The loss in this case is much less than in direct normal shock.
In fact, the loss in the normal shock is 31% larger
for the total pressure.
The first configuration is of a normal shock.
For which the results13.27 are
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2.0000
0.57735
1.6875
2.6667
4.5000
0.72087
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2.0000
0.58974
1.7498
85.7021
36.2098
7.0000
0.99445
and the additional information by the minimal info in Potto-GDC
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2.0000
1.7498
36.2098
7.0000
1.2485
1.1931
0.99445
with new upstream
Mach number of
results in
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1.7498
0.71761
1.2346
76.9831
51.5549
14.0000
0.96524
And the additional information is
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1.7498
1.5088
41.8770
7.0000
1.2626
1.1853
0.99549
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1.2346
0.82141
1.1497
1.4018
1.6116
0.98903
With two weak shock waves and a normal shock the total pressure loss
is
Now utilizing the isentropic relationship for
The detached shock is a normal shock and the results are
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3.5000
0.45115
3.3151
4.2609
14.1250
0.21295
yields
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0.45115
0.96089
0.90506
1.4458
0.86966
1.2574
Thus the area ratio has to be 1.4458.
Note that the pressure after the weak shock is irrelevant to area
ratio between the normal shock and the ``throat'' according to
the standard nozzle analysis.
Solution
The transition for shock AB is
On the other hand, the pressure at 4 has to be
For the last calculation it is clear that the government's proposed
schematic of the double wedge is in conflict with the boundary
condition.
The flow in zone 3 will flow into the wall in about
The shock BD is an oblique shock which response to total turn
of
.
The condition for this shock are:
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3.0000
0.48013
2.7008
87.8807
23.9356
6.0000
0.99105
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3.0000
0.47641
2.8482
88.9476
21.5990
3.0000
0.99879
For the Shock BC the results are:
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2.8482
0.48610
2.7049
88.8912
22.7080
3.0000
0.99894
And the isentropic relationship for
are
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2.7049
0.40596
0.10500
3.1978
0.04263
0.13632
2.7008
0.40669
0.10548
3.1854
0.04290
0.13665
The combined shocks AB and BC provides the base to the calculation
of the total pressure ratio at zone 3.
The total pressure ratio at zone 2 is

Since
a weak shock must occur to increase the static pressure
(see Figure 5.4).
The increase has to be
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To achieve this kind of pressure ratio, the perpendicular component
has to be
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1.0008
0.99920
1.0005
1.0013
1.0019
1.00000
The shock angle,
, can be calculated from
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The deflection angle for such a shock angle with the Mach number is
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2.7049
0.49525
2.7037
0.0
21.72
0.026233
1.00000
.
In reality, the flow of a double wedge produces curved shock
surfaces with several zones.
Only far away for the double wedge
the flow behaves as the only angle that exist of
.
Solution
The angle of Mach angle of
while below
maximum deflection means that it is a weak shock.
Yet the upstream Mach number,
, has to be determined
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2.8800
0.48269
2.1280
0.0
34.00
15.78
0.89127
The relationship for the temperature and pressure can be obtained by
using equations (13.15) and (13.13)
or simply by converting the
to a perpendicular component.
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1.6100
0.66545
1.3949
2.0485
2.8575
0.89145
The temperature ratio combined with upstream temperature yield
Solution
Utilizing GDC for Mach number 2.5 and angle of
results
in
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2.5000
0.53431
2.0443
85.0995
32.8124
11.0000
0.96873
Solution
It has to be recognized that without any other boundary condition
the shock is weak shock.
For weak shock the maximum pressure ratio is obtained when
at the deflection point because it is the closest to normal shock.
The obtain the maximum point for 2.5 Mach number either
use Maximum Deflection Mach number's equation or POTTO-GDC
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2.5000
0.94021
64.7822
29.7974
4.3573
2.6854
0.60027
In these calculation Maximum Deflection
Mach's equation was used to calculate
Normal component of the upstream than Mach angle was calculated
using the geometrical relationship of
. With these two quantities utilizing equation
(13.12) the deflection angle,
is obtained.
And the additional information is by using minimal information ratio
button in POTTO-GDC
This kind problem is essentially two wedges placed in a certain
geometry.
It is clear that the flow must be parallel to the wall.
For the first shock, the upstream Mach number is known with
deflection angle.
Utilizing the table or POTTO-GDC, the following can be obtained.
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4.0000
0.46152
2.9290
85.5851
27.0629
15.0000
0.80382
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4.0000
2.9290
27.0629
15.0000
1.7985
1.7344
0.80382
With Mach number of
the second deflection angle is also
.
with these values the following can be obtained.
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2.9290
0.51367
2.2028
84.2808
32.7822
15.0000
0.90041
and the additional information is
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2.9290
2.2028
32.7822
15.0000
1.6695
1.5764
0.90041
With the combined tables the ratios can be easily calculated.
Note that hand calculations requires endless time looking up
graphical representation of the solution.
Utilizing the POTTO-GDC provides a solution in just a few clicks.
Solution
and the additional information of
Here the Mach number and the Mach angle are given.
With these pieces of information utilizing the GDC
provides the following:
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2.8500
0.48469
2.3575
0.0
29.00
10.51
0.96263
and the additional information by utilizing the minimal info button in
GDC provides
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2.8500
2.3575
29.0000
10.5131
1.4089
1.3582
0.96263
With the deflection Angle of
the so called reflective
shock provide the following information
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2.3575
0.54894
1.9419
84.9398
34.0590
10.5100
0.97569
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2.3575
1.9419
34.0590
10.5100
1.3984
1.3268
0.97569
Solution
The normal shock that follows this oblique is
For the normal shock the results are
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5.0000
0.41523
5.8000
5.0000
29.0000
0.06172
While the results for the oblique shock are
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5.0000
0.41523
3.0058
0.0
30.00
20.17
0.49901
And the additional information is
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5.0000
3.0058
30.0000
20.1736
2.6375
2.5141
0.49901
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3.0058
0.47485
2.6858
3.8625
10.3740
0.32671
The pressure ratios of the oblique shock with normal shock is the total
shock in the second case.
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For the first direction is for
For the second direction is for
The conditions in zone 4 and zone 3 have to have two things that are
equal, and they are the pressure and the velocity direction.
It has to be noticed that the velocity magnitudes in zone 3 and 4 do
not have to be equal.
This non continuous velocity profile can occurs in our model
because it is assumed that fluid is non-viscous.
If the two sides were equal because symmetry the slip angle was zero.
It is to say, for the analysis, that only one deflection angle exist.
For the two different deflection angles, the slip angle has two
extreme cases.
The first case is where match lower deflection angle and second to
match the higher deflection angle.
In this case, it is assumed that the slip angle moves half of
the angle to satisfy both of the deflection angles (first
approximation).
Under this assumption the continuous in zone 3 are
solved by looking at the deflection angle of
with the additional information
And in zone 4 the conditions are due to deflection angle
of
with the additional information
From these tables the pressure ratio at zone 3 and 4 can be
calculated
The first two zones immediately after are computed using the same
techniques that were developed and discussed earlier.
and Mach number =5.
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5.0000
0.43914
3.5040
86.0739
24.3217
15.0000
0.69317
And the addition conditions are
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5.0000
3.5040
24.3217
15.0000
1.9791
1.9238
0.69317
and Mach number =5.
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5.0000
0.43016
3.8006
86.9122
21.2845
12.0000
0.80600
And the additional conditions are
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5.0000
3.8006
21.2845
12.0000
1.6963
1.6625
0.80600
which results in
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3.5040
0.47413
2.6986
85.6819
27.6668
13.5000
0.88496
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3.5040
2.6986
27.6668
13.5000
1.6247
1.5656
0.88496
and Mach 3.8006
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3.8006
0.46259
2.9035
85.9316
26.3226
13.5000
0.86179
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3.8006
2.9035
26.3226
13.5000
1.6577
1.6038
0.86179
to a larger number.
Solution
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