Calculation of UF sub 6 gas density, temperature, pressure, and Mach number changes across a normal shock in a gas-centrifuge environment

The nonlinear Rankine-Hugoniot equations are solved to obtain changes in UF6 gas density, temperature, pressure, and Mach number across a normal shock in a gas centrifuge environment. Effects of the nonlinear temperature variation of the enthalpy and specific heats of UF6 are included to insure that realistic predictions of gas temperature and pressure are obtained. Tables of values of gas density, temperature, pressure, and Mach number describing conditions behind a normal shock are presented as functions of the upstream Mach number and the upstream gas temperature. Values of the gas stagnation temperature and stagnation pressure are also included. The tables give tabular results corresponding to centrifuge wall speeds ranging from 350 m/s to 1100 m/s.