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7.3 Shock Wave Reflection

Chalmers University of Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Division of Fluid Dynamics

When the incident shock wave reaches the wall, a shock propagating in the opposite direction is generated with a shock strength such that the velocity of the induced flow behind the incident shock is reduced to zero. The flow can not go through the wall and thus the velocity must be zero in the vicinity of the wall. The properties of the incident shock wave are directly related to the pressure ratio over the shock wave. Therefore, it would be convenient to have a relation between the reflected shock wave and incident shock wave.

shock reflection at solid wall

Figure 7.1:Shock reflection at solid wall (located at xx=4.0)

The Incident Shock Wave

The pressure ratio over the incident shock in Fig. Figure 7.1 can be obtained as

p2p1=1+2γγ+1(Ms21)\frac{p_2}{p_1}=1+\frac{2\gamma}{\gamma+1}\left(M_s^2-1\right)

where MsM_s is the wave Mach number, which is calculated as

Ms=Wa1M_s=\frac{W}{a_1}

In Eqn. (7.43), WW is the speed with which the incident shock wave travels into region 1 and a1a_1 is the speed of sound in region 1 (see Fig. Figure 7.1).

Solving Eqn. (7.42) for MsM_s, we get

Ms=γ+12γ(p2p11)+1M_s=\sqrt{\frac{\gamma+1}{2\gamma}\left(\frac{p_2}{p_1}-1\right)+1}

Anderson derives the relations for calculation of the ratio T2/T1T_2/T_1

T2T1=p2p1(γ+1γ1+p2p11+γ+1γ1p2p1)\frac{T_2}{T_1}=\frac{p_2}{p_1}\left(\dfrac{\dfrac{\gamma+1}{\gamma-1}+\dfrac{p_2}{p_1}}{1+\dfrac{\gamma+1}{\gamma-1}\dfrac{p_2}{p_1}}\right)

From Eqn. (7.45) it is easy to get the corresponding relation for ρ2/ρ1\rho_2/\rho_1

ρ2ρ1=1+γ+1γ1p2p1γ+1γ1+p2p1\frac{\rho_2}{\rho_1}=\dfrac{1+\dfrac{\gamma+1}{\gamma-1}\dfrac{p_2}{p_1}}{\dfrac{\gamma+1}{\gamma-1}+\dfrac{p_2}{p_1}}

Anderson also shows how to obtain the induced velocity, upu_p, behind the incident shock wave, {\emph{i.e.}} the velocity in region 2 (see Fig. Figure 7.1).

up=W(1ρ1ρ2)=Msa1(1ρ1ρ2)u_p=W\left(1-\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_2}\right)=M_s a_1 \left(1-\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_2}\right)

The Reflected Shock Wave

The pressure ratio over the reflected shock can be obtained from Eqn. (7.42) by analogy

p5p2=1+2γγ+1(Mr21)\frac{p_5}{p_2}=1+\frac{2\gamma}{\gamma+1}\left(M_r^2-1\right)

where MrM_r is the Mach number of the reflected shock wave defined as

Mr=Wr+upa2M_r=\frac{W_r+u_p}{a_2}

where WrW_r is the speed of the reflected shock wave and a2a_2 is the speed of sound in region 2 (see Fig. Figure 7.1).

Solving Eqn. (7.48) for MrM_r gives

Mr=γ+12γ(p5p21)+1M_r=\sqrt{\frac{\gamma+1}{2\gamma}\left(\frac{p_5}{p_2}-1\right)+1}

The ratios T5/T2T_5/T_2 and ρ5/ρ2\rho_5/\rho_2 can be obtained from Eqns. (7.45) and (7.46) by analogy

T5T2=p5p2(γ+1γ1+p5p21+γ+1γ1p5p2)\frac{T_5}{T_2}=\frac{p_5}{p_2}\left(\dfrac{\dfrac{\gamma+1}{\gamma-1}+\dfrac{p_5}{p_2}}{1+\dfrac{\gamma+1}{\gamma-1}\dfrac{p_5}{p_2}}\right)
ρ5ρ2=1+γ+1γ1p5p2γ+1γ1+p5p2\frac{\rho_5}{\rho_2}=\dfrac{1+\dfrac{\gamma+1}{\gamma-1}\dfrac{p_5}{p_2}}{\dfrac{\gamma+1}{\gamma-1}+\dfrac{p_5}{p_2}}

The velocity in region 2 which is the same as the induced flow velocity behind the incident shock wave can be obtained as

up=Wr(ρ5ρ21)=Mra2(1ρ2ρ5)u_p=W_r\left(\frac{\rho_5}{\rho_2}-1\right)=M_r a_2 \left(1-\frac{\rho_2}{\rho_5}\right)

Reflected Shock Relation

With the relations for the incident shock wave and reflected shock wave defined, we now have the tools to derive a relation between the incident and reflected shock waves. The induced flow velocity upu_p calculated using the relation obtained for the incident shock wave must of course be the same as when calculated using reflected wave properties, {\emph{i.e.}} the result of Eqn. (7.47) is identical to that of Eqn. (7.53)

Mra2(1ρ2ρ5)=Msa1(1ρ1ρ2)M_r a_2 \left(1-\frac{\rho_2}{\rho_5}\right)=M_s a_1 \left(1-\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_2}\right)

rewriting gives

Mr(1ρ2ρ5)=Ms(1ρ1ρ2)a1a2M_r \left(1-\frac{\rho_2}{\rho_5}\right)=M_s \left(1-\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_2}\right) \frac{a_1}{a_2}

Assuming calorically perfect gas gives a=γRTa=\sqrt{\gamma RT} and thus

Mr(1ρ2ρ5)=Ms(1ρ1ρ2)T1T2M_r \left(1-\frac{\rho_2}{\rho_5}\right)=M_s \left(1-\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_2}\right) \sqrt{\frac{T_1}{T_2}}

Let’s first look at the term on the left hand side of Eqn. (7.56)

Mr(1ρ2ρ5)M_r \left(1-\frac{\rho_2}{\rho_5}\right)

Using the ρ5/ρ2\rho_5/\rho_2 and p2/p5p_2/p_5 from Eqns. (7.52) and (7.48) and simplifying gives

Mr(1ρ2ρ5)=(2γ+1)(Mr21Mr)M_r \left(1-\frac{\rho_2}{\rho_5}\right)=\left(\frac{2}{\gamma+1}\right)\left(\frac{M_r^2-1}{M_r}\right)

Using the same approach on the corresponding term for the incident shock wave on the right hand side of Eqn. (7.56) gives

Ms(1ρ1ρ2)=(2γ+1)(Ms21Ms)M_s \left(1-\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_2}\right)=\left(\frac{2}{\gamma+1}\right)\left(\frac{M_s^2-1}{M_s}\right)

Now, inserting (7.58) and (7.59) in Eqn. (7.56) gives

(2γ+1)(Mr21Mr)=(2γ+1)(Ms21Ms)T1T2\left(\frac{2}{\gamma+1}\right)\left(\frac{M_r^2-1}{M_r}\right)=\left(\frac{2}{\gamma+1}\right)\left(\frac{M_s^2-1}{M_s}\right)\sqrt{\frac{T_1}{T_2}}

Simplifying and inverting gives

(MrMr21)=(MsMs21)T2T1\left(\frac{M_r}{M_r^2-1}\right)=\left(\frac{M_s}{M_s^2-1}\right)\sqrt{\frac{T_2}{T_1}}

The rightmost term in Eqn. (7.61) (T2/T1\sqrt{T_2/T_1}) needs to be rewritten. Inserting (7.42) in (7.45) and expanding all terms gives

T2T1=2(γ+1)+(γ+1)(γ1)Ms2+4γ(Ms21)+2γ(γ1)Ms2(Ms21)(γ+1)2Ms2==2(γ+1)+(γ+1)(γ1)Ms2+4γ(Ms21)(γ+1)2Ms2+2(γ1)(γ+1)2(Ms21)γ==2(γ+1)+(γ+1)(γ1)Ms2+4γ(Ms21)(2(γ1)(Ms21))(γ+1)2Ms2+2(γ1)(γ+1)2(Ms21)(γ+1Ms2)\begin{aligned} \frac{T_2}{T_1} & =\frac{2(\gamma+1) + (\gamma+1)(\gamma-1)M_s^2+4\gamma(M_s^2-1)+2\gamma(\gamma-1)M_s^2(M_s^2-1)}{(\gamma+1)^2M_s^2} = \\ & \\ & =\frac{2(\gamma+1) + (\gamma+1)(\gamma-1)M_s^2+4\gamma(M_s^2-1)}{(\gamma+1)^2M_s^2}+\frac{2(\gamma-1)}{(\gamma+1)^2}(M_s^2-1)\gamma = \\ & \\ & =\dfrac{2(\gamma+1) + (\gamma+1)(\gamma-1)M_s^2+4\gamma(M_s^2-1)-(2(\gamma-1)(M_s^2-1))}{(\gamma+1)^2M_s^2}+\nonumber\\ & \dfrac{2(\gamma-1)}{(\gamma+1)^2}(M_s^2-1)\left(\gamma+\dfrac{1}{M_s^2}\right) \end{aligned}

Finally we end up with the following relation

T2T1=1+2(γ1)(γ+1)2(Ms21)(γ+1Ms2)\frac{T_2}{T_1}=1+\frac{2(\gamma-1)}{(\gamma+1)^2}(M_s^2-1)\left(\gamma+\frac{1}{M_s^2}\right)

The temperature ratio over the incident shock wave is now totally defined by the incident Mach number MsM_s and the ratio of specific heats γ\gamma. With (7.63) in (7.61) we get the sought relation between the reflected and incident Mach numbers.

(MrMr21)=(MsMs21)1+2(γ1)(γ+1)2(Ms21)(γ+1Ms2)\left(\frac{M_r}{M_r^2-1}\right)=\left(\frac{M_s}{M_s^2-1}\right)\sqrt{1+\frac{2(\gamma-1)}{(\gamma+1)^2}(M_s^2-1)\left(\gamma+\frac{1}{M_s^2}\right)}

It should be noted that Eqn. (7.64) is valid for calorically perfect gases only.