The Wikipedia defintion of a shock wave pretty much sums up all I've found online about what a shock wave is: A shock wave is a type of propagating disturbance. Like an ordinary wave, it …

Feb 1, 2021 · Using the Rankine-Hugoniot relations for a shockwave, one can show that entropy jumps across the shock, so that the entropy difference between upstream and downstream …

Sep 9, 2018 · Explanations of shockwave for the common folks (youtube videos, googling) all tend to focus on successive sound waves generated by the air craft traveling outward in circles …

Aug 11, 2015 · Is a bomb's shockwave strong enough to kill? [closed] Ask Question Asked 10 years, 2 months ago Modified 10 years, 2 months ago

Jul 7, 2021 · What is the relation between shockwave thickness and shockwave strength? I mean with increasing altitude and increase shockwave thickness, shock become stronger or weaker?

4 Putting aside shrapnel effects, I believe that high-explosives cause damage by producing a shockwave. How do shockwaves work in space?

Aug 6, 2024 · A shockwave is just a pressure wave. When it encounters the wall, part of the wave is reflected and part of it is refracted into the wall. The energy of the wave has to go …

Feb 23, 2018 · The shockwave heats air as it passes, but it is not as hot as the fireball. It is at least 50,000K, maybe 100,000K--so it's at least as radiant as a lightning bolt--but it is not …

Jul 9, 2015 · A shock wave can be caused by the disturbance of air by an airplane. When it propagates, shouldn't the mechanism be the same as that of a longitudinal sound wave? Why …

Aug 6, 2020 · Exactly six seconds later, the shockwave arrives and hits an object that is some distance away. How would you go about calculating the distance between the bomb and the …