Shock waves generated in air flow over or through hypersonic vehicle cannot be analyzed by well-known perfect gas relations because of vibrational relaxation and chemical dissociation effects on properties behind shock waves; paper presents simple, rapid and informative analysis for equilibrium or nonequilibrium conditions in range of oxygen dissociation; freestream dissociation effects, which may be important in wind-tunnel testing of vehicles, also are considered; relaxation results presented are compared to those given by other investigators.


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    Title :

    Simplified technique for evaluating vibrational and/or chemical relaxation behind shock waves


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


    Contributors:
    Adams, D.M. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :