Normal/Oblique shock

Venkatesh Devaraj · May 19, 2015, 02:56

across a normal shock what remains constant? yep i know that total temperature will... but what about mass,momentum,energy,enthalpy? are they all conserved?

mprinkey · May 19, 2015, 10:28

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankine...iot_conditions

tanmayagrawal7 · May 20, 2015, 05:25

This is a very fundamental question. Please go through the basic gas dynamics book. I will suggest you the one by Anderson. From continuity equation, mass should remain conserved. From the thermodynamic laws, energy as well. Usually, pressures and velocities are of major concern as they determine lift and drag forces which we are most interested in.

May 19, 2015, 02:56	Normal/Oblique shock	#1
Venkatesh Devaraj New Member Venkatesh Devaraj Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 11	across a normal shock what remains constant? yep i know that total temperature will... but what about mass,momentum,energy,enthalpy? are they all conserved?

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May 19, 2015, 10:28		#2
mprinkey Senior Member Michael Prinkey Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 363 Rep Power: 25	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankine...iot_conditions

May 20, 2015, 05:25		#3
tanmayagrawal7 New Member Tanmay Agrawal Join Date: May 2015 Location: Taiwan Posts: 29 Rep Power: 11	This is a very fundamental question. Please go through the basic gas dynamics book. I will suggest you the one by Anderson. From continuity equation, mass should remain conserved. From the thermodynamic laws, energy as well. Usually, pressures and velocities are of major concern as they determine lift and drag forces which we are most interested in.