Standing shock prevents propagation of sparks in supersonic explosive flows

Standing shock prevents propagation of sparks in supersonic explosive flows

Images of electrical sparks in shock tube experiments with supersonic outflows show how standing shocks regulate electrical breakdown. The resulting radio frequency emission could diagnose flow structure in other explosive events such as volcanic eruptions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jens von der Linden, Clare Kimblin, Ian McKenna, Skyler Bagley, Hsiao-Chi Li, Ryan Houim, Christopher S. Kueny, Allen Kuhl, Dave Grote, Mark Converse, Caron E. J. Vossen, Sönke Stern, Corrado Cimarelli, Jason Sears
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature 2021-09-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00263-y

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00263-y

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