Shock Focusing Phenomena

High Energy Density Phenomena and Dynamics of Converging Shocks

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics, Technology
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Author: Nicholas Apazidis, Veronica Eliasson ISBN: 9783319758664
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: May 18, 2018
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Nicholas Apazidis, Veronica Eliasson
ISBN: 9783319758664
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: May 18, 2018
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

One of the main reasons for continuing interest in shock focusing is its ability to concentrate energy in a small volume and produce extreme temperatures and pressures in fluids in a controlled laboratory environment. The phenomenon of shock wave focusing leading to extreme conditions in fluids during micro- and nanosecond time intervals is a spectacular example of mechanics at small length and time scales revealing the major properties of shock dynamics including high-temperature gas phenomena. Production of high-energy concentrations in gases and fluids with star-like temperatures and extreme pressures by means of a stable imploding shock is of great interest not only in its own right but also because of the connection to a multitude of phenomena in nature, technology and medicine.

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One of the main reasons for continuing interest in shock focusing is its ability to concentrate energy in a small volume and produce extreme temperatures and pressures in fluids in a controlled laboratory environment. The phenomenon of shock wave focusing leading to extreme conditions in fluids during micro- and nanosecond time intervals is a spectacular example of mechanics at small length and time scales revealing the major properties of shock dynamics including high-temperature gas phenomena. Production of high-energy concentrations in gases and fluids with star-like temperatures and extreme pressures by means of a stable imploding shock is of great interest not only in its own right but also because of the connection to a multitude of phenomena in nature, technology and medicine.

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