what is "Shock on shock heating"?

Asked Mar 03 '20 at 21:50

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Can anybody enlighten me on the nature and physics behind what is referred to as Shock on Shock heating. Both , "Hypersonic: The Story of the North American X-15 , Jenkins and Landis" and "Lessons Learned from the X-43 Program published by AIAA", refer to this effect.

The static temperature jump though a shock is well described but this Shock on Shock heating seems to be an effect greater than the sum of it parts. Both sources refer to flow within the Hypersonic regime.

thanks

edited Mar 04 '20 at 22:10

asked Mar 03 '20 at 21:50

Nick

Is this what you are looking for? – Dave Mar 03 '20 at 22:38
looks promising, I'll try and read it fully over the weekend, thanks – Nick Mar 04 '20 at 22:15
If you search for "Shock-on-shock heating" or "Shock-on-shock interactions" in quotes, you will find quite a few technical papers on the subject. – Fiddlesticks Mar 04 '20 at 22:55

what is "Shock on shock heating"?

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