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We present the results of an experimental study of the reflection of a plane stationary shock wave with Mach number in the range 1.21–1.35 from a rigid cylindrical concave wall. The experiments were carried out in a shock tube. In experimental shock tube technology the reflection of a shock wave from a rigid wall is often used for obtaining high temperatures [1]. This circumstance is associated with the fact that the temperature behind the reflected wave is significantly higher than that behind the incident wave.
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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 33–39, July–August, 1970.
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Meshkov, E.E. Reflection of a plane shock wave from a rigid concave wall. Fluid Dyn 5, 554–558 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01015024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01015024