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The flow field developed behind a shock wave propagating inside a constant cross-section conduit is solved numerically. The ambient gas iscomposed of pairs of air-helium layers having a continually decreasing width. It is shown that a meaningful pressure amplification can be reached behind the transmitted shock wave. By proper choice of the number of air-helium layers and their width reduction ratio, pressure amplification as high as 7.5 can be obtained.
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Igra, D., Igra, O. (2009). A parametric study of shock wave enhancement. In: Hannemann, K., Seiler, F. (eds) Shock Waves. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85181-3_88
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