Extension of the Mott-Smith method to denser gases
- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics
- Vol. 4 (8) , 1856-1858
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.858358
Abstract
The Mott-Smith method is used to find the shock wave solution of the Enskog equation in the linear approximation in n0σ3. The density profile, shock thickness, and nonunity asymmetry factor are found. Modified Hugoniot relations are derived.Keywords
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