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It was recently demonstrated that shock wave enhancement could be achieved when a shock propagates in a constant cross-section duct through pairs of air–helium layers having a continually decreasing width (Igra and Igra in Shock Waves 16(3):199–207). A parametric study was conducted aimed at finding a two-layered, light–heavy gas arrangement that yields maximal shock enhancement; the heavy and the light gases used were air and helium, respectively. Effects associated with changes in following parameters were investigated: the number of alternating heavy/light gas layers, the applied reduction ratio between successive layers thickness, and the initial shock wave Mach number.
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Igra, D., Igra, O.: Enhancement of shock waves. Shock Waves 16(3), 99–207 (2007)
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Igra, D., Igra, O. Gas combination for shock wave enhancement. Shock Waves 18, 77–78 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-008-0135-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-008-0135-0