Abstract: Based on thermodynamic considerations and experimental data on isothermal compression of elastomeric foams, a simple equation of state of flexible polymeric foams was developed. The developed ...

Abstract: Based on the general shape of the curves describing experimental compressive stress-strain relations of flexible porous materials (e.g., flexible foams) which are known to depend on their relative ...

Abstract: The flow field developed behind shock waves in a pure gaseous medium is well known and documented in all gasdynamics textbooks. This is not the case when the gaseous medium is seeded with ...

Abstract: The propagation of a normal shock wave into a quiescent oxygen gas seeded with carbon particles is studied. Due to the elevated postshock temperature the carbon particles ignite and burn until ...

Abstract: The propagation of strong normal shock waves into quiescent argon gas seeded with water droplet is studied. For evaluating the effect of the water droplets on the post shock-wave flow field, ...

Abstract: A parametric study was conducted regarding the effects of the initial carbon concentration, the initial carbon particle diameter, the shock wave Mach number and the preshock suspension pressure ...

Abstract: The flow in a converging-diverging nozzle is studied numerically. The flowing medium is a suspension composed of gas seeded with small, spherical, solid particles. The solution covers the entire ...

Abstract: The reflection of planar shock waves from straight wedges in dust-gas suspensions is investigated numerically. The GRP shock capturing scheme and the MacCormac scheme are applied to solve the ...

Abstract: The flow developed behind shock wave transmitted through a screen or a perforated plat is initially highly unsteady and nonuniform. It contains multiple shock reflections and interactions with ...