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In this chapter we will investigate the relationship between the states on both sides of a normal shock wave. These relationships are known as the Rankine-Hugoniot equations and they can be derived by applying the laws of mass, momentum and energy conservation. The relationships derived will be used in the subsequent chapters and, in particular, they will be used to ascertain the accuracy of the solutions obtained numerically.
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Prunty, S. (2021). Conditions Across the Shock: The Rankine-Hugoniot Equations. In: Introduction to Simple Shock Waves in Air. Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63606-7_3
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