Shock waves in gases

Dynamics and thermodynamics of compressible fluid flow

1953 • 2,828 citations

On the kinetic theory of rarefied gases

1949 • 2,536 citations

The formation of a blast wave by a very intense explosion I. Theoretical discussion

1950 • 1,239 citations

Magneto-Hydrodynamic Shocks

1950 • 634 citations

The Solution of the Boltzmann Equation for a Shock Wave

1951 • 519 citations

Relativistic Rankine-Hugoniot Equations

1948 • 506 citations

On the propagation of shock waves through regions of non-uniform area or flow

1958 • 456 citations

Dynamics of a dissociating gas Part I Equilibrium flow

1957 • 396 citations

Blast Wave from a Spherical Charge

1959 • 354 citations

XV. On the thermodynamic theory of waves of finite longitudinal disturbance

1870 • 345 citations

A new approach to problems of shock dynamics Part I Two-dimensional problems

1957 • 310 citations

Sto�welle und Detonation

1922 • 309 citations

Starke Kugelige und Zylindrische Verdichtungsstosse in der Nahe des Kugelmitterpunktes bnw. der Zylinderachse

1942 • 299 citations

Cylindrical Shock Waves Produced by Instantaneous Energy Release

1954 • 299 citations

A new approach to problems of shock dynamics Part 2. Three-dimensional problems

1959 • 284 citations

The motion of a shock wave in a channel, with applications to cylindrical and spherical shock waves

1957 • 281 citations

The air pressure on a cone moving at high speeds.—I

1933 • 279 citations

An Investigation of Separated Flows - Part I: The Pressure Field

1961 • 272 citations

Approach to equilibrium lonization behind strong shock waves in argon

1957 • 268 citations

On boundary layers and upstream influence II. Supersonic flows without separation

1953 • 266 citations

Vibrational relaxation in oxygen and nitrogen

1956 • 257 citations

Electrical Conductivity of Highly Ionized Argon Produced by Shock Waves

1955 • 255 citations

On the Propagation and Structure of the Blast Wave, I

1953 • 253 citations

The profile of a steady plane shock wave

1952 • 241 citations

Optical Refractivity of High-Temperature Gases. II. Effects Resulting from Ionization of Monatomic Gases

1959 • 224 citations

Diffraction of strong shocks by cones, cylinders, and spheres

1961 • 211 citations

Interaction of Shock Waves

1949 • 200 citations

The Production of High Temperature Gases in Shock Tubes

1952 • 188 citations

The Production and Stability of Converging Shock Waves

1951 • 184 citations

The conditions necessary for discontinuous motion in gases

1910 • 175 citations

Experimental Study of Ionized Matter Projected across a Magnetic Field

1956 • 175 citations

The diffraction of blast. I

1949 • 174 citations

The Interaction Between Boundary Layer and Shock Waves in Transonic Flow

1946 • 173 citations

Aerial plane waves of finite amplitude

1910 • 162 citations

Dynamik des Plasmas I

1950 • 157 citations

Ausbeutemessungen beim Sto� langsamer Elektronen mit Edelgasatomen

1935 • 155 citations

Measurement of the Rate of Dissociation of Oxygen

1959 • 145 citations

On the Propagation and Structure of a Blast Wave, II

1954 • 139 citations

On a Complete Solution of the One-Dimensional Flow Equations of a Viscous, Heat-Conducting, Compressible Gas

1949 • 137 citations

Neutron Production in Linear Deuterium Pinches

1958 • 127 citations

The structure of magneto-hydrodynamic shock waves

1955 • 123 citations

Interferometric Measurement in the Shock Tube of the Dissociation Rate of Oxygen

1959 • 122 citations

Note on Becker's Theory of the Shock Front

1944 • 117 citations

Triple-Shock-Wave Intersections

1959 • 109 citations

Production of High-Energy Plasmas by Magnetically Driven Shock Waves

1957 • 106 citations

Spectroscopic Studies of Highly Ionized Argon Produced by Shock Waves

1955 • 105 citations

Single-Pulse Shock Tube Studies of the Kinetics of the Reaction N2+O2⇄2NO between 2000–3000°K

1957 • 94 citations

Hydromagnetic Shocks.

1959 • 86 citations

High-Speed Shock Waves in a Magnetic Annular Shock Tube

1959 • 85 citations

Rate of Dissociation of Bromine in Shock Waves

1957 • 83 citations

The Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Steady One-Dimensional Gas Flow

1947 • 83 citations

An experimental investigation of the interaction between shock waves and boundary layers

1954 • 81 citations

Spectroscopic Study of Helium Plasmas Produced by Magnetically Driven Shock Waves

1960 • 80 citations

The Shape and Thickness of Shock Fronts in Argon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen

1953 • 79 citations

Shock-Tube Measurements of Vibrational Relaxation

1954 • 71 citations

Structure of a Shock Front in Argon

1957 • 70 citations

Structure of Shock Waves in Polyatomic Gases

1956 • 70 citations

Magnetohydrodynamic Shock Wave in a Collision-Free Plasma

1960 • 69 citations

Shock Waves in Chemical Kinetics: Further Studies on the Rate of Dissociation of Molecular Iodine

1956 • 69 citations

The Thickness of Shock Fronts in Argon and Nitrogen and Rotational Heat Capacity Lags

1951 • 67 citations

On the Thickness of a Steady Shock Wave

1950 • 66 citations

Interactions Between Wholly Laminar or Wholly Turbulent Boundary Layers and Shock Waves Strong Enough to Cause Separation

1953 • 66 citations

Boundary Disturbances in High-Explosive Shock Tubes

1954 • 59 citations

Shock waves in chemical kinetics. The rate of dissociation of molecular iodine

1954 • 59 citations

Theory of the Flow in the Magnetic Annular Shock Tube

1959 • 56 citations

Drücke auf kegelförmige Spitzen bei Bewegung mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit .

1929 • 54 citations

Shock Waves in Chemical Kinetics. Rate of Dissociation of Molecular Bromine

1956 • 51 citations

Shock-wave and boundary-layer phenomena near a flat surface

1947 • 51 citations

A theory of the stability of plane shock waves

1955 • 49 citations

Hodographenmethode der Gasdynamik.

1937 • 47 citations

Temperature measurements of shock waves by the spectrum-line reversal method

1958 • 47 citations

Experiments on power generation from a moving plasma

1961 • 47 citations

The structure of a hydromagnetic shock in steady plane motion

1959 • 45 citations

An Elementary Theory of the Transient Pinched Discharge

1957 • 44 citations

Radial Hydromagnetic Oscillations

1959 • 43 citations

One-dimensional flow of an ionized gas through a magnetic field

1959 • 41 citations

On fully-dispersed shock waves in carbon dioxide

1957 • 39 citations

Mutual Reflection of Two Shock Waves of Arbitrary Strengths

1959 • 37 citations

On the Heating Effect in a Resonance Tube

1959 • 36 citations

Aerodynamic Dissipation

1958 • 36 citations

Shock-Tube Study of Luminosity in Xenon

1958 • 34 citations

On the stability of plane shock waves

1957 • 34 citations

Ionic Conductivity of Highly Ionized Plasmas

1960 • 32 citations

The photography of airscrew sound waves

1938 • 30 citations

Collisionless Plasma Shock

1959 • 29 citations

Structure of a Magnetohydrodynamic Shock Wave in a Plasma of Infinite Conductivity

1956 • 28 citations

An Introduction to the Flow about Plane Swept-back Wings at Transonic Speeds

1960 • 28 citations

Energy Partition in the Exploding Wire Phenomena

1958 • 27 citations

Shock Location in Front of a Sphere as a Measure of Real Gas Effects

1956 • 26 citations

Shock-Front-Thickness Measurements by an Electron Beam Technique

1958 • 25 citations

An experimental investigation of the stability of plane shock waves

1959 • 24 citations

Interferometric Measurement of Electron Concentrations in Plasmas

1958 • 23 citations

Collision-free Hydromagnetic Disturbances of Large Amplitude in a Plasma

1960 • 23 citations

Ion Concentrations and Recombination in Expanding Low Pressure Sparks

1952 • 22 citations

Shock waves and the propagation of finite pulses in fluids

1950 • 22 citations

Observations of Dislocations along Grain Boundaries in Germanium Crystals

1955 • 22 citations

The electrical conductivity of shock-ionized argon

1960 • 22 citations

Shock Tube Study of Dissociation Relaxation in Oxygen

1957 • 19 citations

An Extension of the Theory of the One-Dimensional Shock-Wave Structure

1950 • 19 citations

Der Einfluß der Winkelverteilung gestreuter Elektronen auf die Messung des Wirkungsquerschnittes

1932 • 19 citations

The Shock Strength in a Two-Dimensional Nonsteady Flow

1952 • 16 citations

On Shock Waves in Inhomogeneous Flow

1949 • 16 citations

Magnetic Field Interactions with Shock Ionized Argon

1960 • 15 citations

A theory of electromagnetically driven shock waves

1959 • 15 citations

Head-On Collision of Spherical Shock Waves

1959 • 15 citations

Luminosity generated by Shock Waves

1953 • 14 citations

Shock Waves Reflected by Magnetic Fields

1959 • 14 citations

The propagation and structure of shock waves of varying strength in a self-gravitating gas sphere

1956 • 12 citations

Experiments on the Passage of a Shock Wave through a Magnetic Field

1960 • 12 citations

The theory of sonic bangs

1961 • 12 citations

Structure of Magnetohydrodynamic Shock Wave in a Plasma of Infinite Conductivity

1956 • 11 citations

Three-Dimensional Shock-Wave Reflections

1951 • 9 citations

An Experiment on the Interaction between a Plane Shock and a Magnetic Field

1958 • 9 citations

On the dynamics of an ionized gas

1961 • 9 citations

Shock Sphere—An Apparatus for Generating Spherical Flows

1957 • 9 citations

Interaction of Nonuniform Shock Waves

1957 • 9 citations

Strength of Reflected Shock in Mach Reflection

1951 • 8 citations

The initial behaviour of a spherical explosion. I. Theoretical analysis

1956 • 8 citations

The Geneva Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy

1955 • 8 citations

Ernst Mach — Pioneer of Supersonics

1950 • 7 citations

Some Experiments with an Electrodeless Discharge

1959 • 7 citations

On the Thickness of Normal Shock Waves in a Perfect Gas

1954 • 6 citations

Study of Shock Waves by Light Absorption and Emission

1956 • 5 citations

Decrement of Blast Wave

1955 • 4 citations

Density Compression Ratio across Relativistic-Strong-Shock Waves

1960 • 3 citations