Equilibration of a Liquid Droplet-Vapor-Gas Mixture Downstream of a Shock Wave

Author: Rosen, Robert

Year: 1966

Degree: Engineer's thesis

Advisor: Marble, Frank E.

Committee Member: Unknown, Unknown

Option: Mechanical Engineering

DOI: 10.7907/ZGM7-0E94

Abstract

The equations of motion for the flow of a mixture of liquid droplets, their vapor, and an inert gas through a normal shock wave are derived. A set of equations is obtained which is solved numerically for the equilibrium conditions far downstream of the shock. The equations describing the process of reaching equilibrium are also obtained. This is a set of first-order nonlinear differential equations and must also be solved numerically. The detailed equilibration process is obtained for several cases and the results are discussed.

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