Abstract
New systematatic trends in one of the performance parameters of pressure loaded arc driven shock tubes have been determined. For a given configuration, the Mach number increases with the cube root of capacitor energy; however, the initial driver gas pressure is relatively unimportant. A qualitative model based on the assumption of Joule-preheating by the arc discharge is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1430-1431 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Review of Scientific Instruments |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - 1980 |