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Sec. 16 BBS 
Table 16-1. Properties of Shock Waves in Air. 
(adapted from Bethe and Teller) 
a =344u./s. is velocity of sound at 1 atm., 300° K, 
Equilibrium Case Both No Dissociation or Vibration 
Up/a Ale, Baye i lp D/a i te ear (lf? Up /a 
0.725 1907. 2.543 400 1523 hoo }8=62.535 = 1.904 ees 
1.238 2.559 kh hae 500 1.984 SOL cuete> A sory deat 
1.640 Bee25 1 16.450 600 = 2.377 GOL Gene. " Soleo 7 sos0 
1,981 B.0Gs  S.547 700! (2. 7B5 709 3.49 83.591 1.966 
2.283 Lvons) 110.707 300 5.041 O1G wlOnGe 3.904 2.262 
EPs) 4.314 12,9h 900 Bool O25 MOT MAGNE Bay 
2,815 4.540 15.23 1000 Aosuat WOE IG) oul 4.346 2.780 
5399 5.069 21.12 1250 4 235 1320 20.72 Pa OG Bese 
Deo) Det oh 27.27 1500 4.797 1616) e26R6G 4ek5 = 3.82 
430 5.746 33.52 1750 5.507 1925 3207 5.090 4.26 
4811 5.978 39.85 2000 5.770 2202 35,8 5256) G7 
5.598 6.559 53.01 2500 6.645 eSh8 51.4 Soy 5) 5/al 
5.338 GuGoa) 1G 10> 3000 ise: 5510) GIS FpSEIL | Galen 
Tol] 7.122 “84.09. 3500 8.315 4300 80.5 5.615 6,854 
6.089 7.097 106.02 4000 9.297 5300 100.6 Syasil — WelGssi 
9.168 8.385 134.40 4500 10.410 6570 126.2 Daye  —tehocoul 
10.326 9.156 168.38 BOCO — 1.5905 8030 155.6 5.G0k 9.598 
Table 16-2. Properties of Plane Shock Waves in Water. 
(P) = 1 kg./om.e , T = 295° XK.) 
Us material velocity behind wave front (meters /sec. ) 
W 
D shock wave velocity 
Pp pressure behind wave front (ke. /em@ ) 
AT temperature increment through wave front. 
1S) 
Us Po AT D 
61 1000 20 1507 
as 2000 5 1710 
163 3000 8 BO. 
206 4.000 12 1901 
2h7 5000 16 1989 
20h 6000 20 2070 
320 7000 oh e1yh 
554 Sooo 26 2216 
413 10000 36 2345 
