Fluid dynamics of liquid helium
Abstract
The design of a cryogenic shock tube is discussed along with macroscopic quantum effects and studies of shock waves in liquid He II. The investigation considered demonstrates that strong shock waves can be produced at cryogenic temperatures, and that these waves can be transmitted into liquid helium. A description is given of differences in the characteristics of He II and a classical gas.
- Publication:
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SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics
- Pub Date:
- May 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975SJAM...28..689L
- Keywords:
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- Cryogenics;
- Fluid Dynamics;
- Liquid Helium 2;
- Shock Tubes;
- Shock Wave Propagation;
- Gas Flow;
- Low Temperature Physics;
- Mach Number;
- Phase Diagrams;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer