Shock Waves @ Marseille IV

- Volume IV.- Survey Paper.- Volume IV: Shock Structure and Kinematics. Blast Waves and Detonations - An Introductory Survey.- Plenary Lectures.- Optical Flow Visualization of Shock Wave Phenomena (Paul Vieille Memorial Lecture).- Numerical Modelling of Shock Wave Diffraction.- Experiments and Simulations on Shock Waves in Non-Homogeneous Gases.- 1: Shock Structure. Propagation and Focusing.- Application of the Generalized Hydrodynamic Equations for Shock Wave Structure Calculations.- Quasi-Gasdynamic Equations and Computer Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flows.- The Inner Shock Structure Determined From a Modified Frame-Independent Second-Order Kinetic Theory.- Kinetic Analysis of the Origin of the Triple Point Configuration.- A Study of Thermal Shock Wave Propagation in Superfluid Helium.- Shock-Induced Turbulent Flow in Baffle Systems.- Relationship Between Perturbation Size and Structure of the Vortex Pair for Converging Cylindrical Shocks.- New Methods for Generating Cylindrical Imploding Shocks.- Experiments and Model Computation of Cylindrical Shock Waves with Time-Resolved Deformation and Fragmentation.- Shock Focusing Analysis with Vibrational Excitation.- Shock Wave Focusing in a Vertical Annular Shock Tube.- Shock Focusing Across a Layer Between Two Kinds of Liquid.- 2: Shock Reflection and Diffraction.- Application of Image Processing to the Shock Wave Diffraction Problem.- Shock Wave Diffraction - New Aspects of an Old Problem.- The Interaction of a Normal Shock Wave with a Square Trench.- Diffraction of a Plane Shock Wave Over Two Consecutive Corners.- Three-Dimensional Shock Ejection from a Channel.- A General Theory of Anomalous Shock Refraction.- Domains of Existence of the Bifurcation of a Reflected Shock Wave in Cylindrical Channels.- Influence of Viscosity and Thermal Conduction on the Formation of the Mach Stem.- Generalised Concepts for the Internal and External Conical Mach Reflection of Moving Shock Waves.- Sound Wave Structures Downstream of Incident Propagating Oblique Shock Waves.- Interaction of a Planar Shock with a Cone at an Oblique Angle: Numerical Simulation and Experiment.- Regular Reflection of a Shock Wave Over a Porous Layer: Theory and Experiment.- Formation of the Mach Reflection in Vibrationally Relaxing Gases.- Numerical Analysis of the Oblique Reflection of Weak Shock Waves.- An Experimental and Numerical Study of the von Neumann Mach Reflection.- A Reconsideration of the Whitham Theory for the Reflection of Weak Shock Waves Over Small Wedge Angles.- Head-on Collision of a Regular Reflection with a Compressive Corner.- Von Neumann Reflection of Oblique Shock Waves.- 3: Shock - Interface Interactions.- Front Tracking Simulations of Shock Refractions and Shock-Induced Mixing.- Turbulent Mixing Zone Development in Shock Tube Experiments with Thin Film Separation.- Passage of a Shock Wave Through a Continuous Interface Separating Gases of Different Densities.- Mix Induced by Single Shock Passage Through a Material Interface.- Locally Adaptive Remeshing Scheme for Calculating Fluid Instabilities.- Experimental Study of a Shock-Accelerated Thin Gas Layer.- The Decay of Perturbations of a Shock Wave Passing Through a Disturbed Interface.- Refraction of a Shock Wave Through a Sinusoidal Discontinuous Interface Separating Gases of Different Densities.- Non-Linear Development of Interface Perturbations Under Joint Impulsive and Constant Accelerations.- Multidimensional Numerical Simulation of Strong Shock Wave Interaction and Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability Development.- Asymptotic Behaviour of a Thin Interlayer After the Passage of a Shock.- Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability in a Vertical Shock Tube.- Simultaneous Temperature and Concentration Measurements in Richtmyer-Meshkov Mixing.- The Laser Sheet as a Quantitative Diagnostic Tool in Shock Tube Experiments.- Shock Propagation over Fast/Slow and Slow/Fast Interfaces.- Shock Wave Reflection and Refraction Over a Two-Liquid Interface.- 4: Interactions Involving Shocks.- Shock Wave Interaction with a Layer Having Low Speed of Sound: Analytical and Numerical Investigation.- LDV Measurements of Turbulent Baroclinic Boundary Layers.- Experimental Investigation of a Turbulent Density Field Interacting with a Normal Shock Wave.- Shock Interaction and Shock Dynamics for Moving Gases Ahead of Shock Waves.- Experimental Study of Mixing in a Turbulent Jet/Shock Interaction.- Interaction Between a Free Gas Jet and an Upstream-Moving Shock Wave.- Experiments on Shock and Vortex Interactions.- The Effect of a Shock-on-Vortex Interaction.- Interaction of a Shock Wave with a Vortex Ring.- Experimental Study of Shock-Generated Vortex Rings.- The Interaction of a Toroidal Blast Wave with the Symmetry Axis and a Wall.- Numerical and Experimental Study of Some Shock Wave Phenomena.- 5: Explosions, Blast Waves, Detonations.- Simulation of Non-Ideal Explosions in a Conical Shock Tube.- Pressure Loads on a Plane Surface Submitted to an Explosion.- Similarity and Patterns for Non-Instantaneous Explosions.- Studies in Very-High Mach Number Hydrodynamics.- Analysis of Blast Wave Data from HE Explosions.- Unsteady Nonequilibrium Model of a Laser-Induced Blast Wave.- Hydrodynamic Code Calculations of a Blast on a Tank Farm.- Scaling and Simulation of Blast Waves Including the Effects of Shock Front Instabilities.- Oblique Detonation Waves in a Laboratory Setting.- Experimental Studies of Pressure and Combustion Wave Propagation in Granular Propellant Beds.- Numerical Study of the Direct Initiation of Spherical and Cylindrical Detonations by an Energy Source.- Parameters of Detonation and Kinetics of Energy Release in Composite Explosives.- Detonation Fronts in a Solid Explosive.- The Stability of Imploding Detonations.- Wave Shaping Channels for Gaseous Detonations.- Theoretical and Experimental Study of Shock Wave Propagation in Multiphase Hydrocarbon-Air Mixtures.- A Study of the Initiation Process of Dust Layer Detonation.- Author Index.- - Volumes I, II, III.