Aside from research, the Aerodynamics Research Center is also used to support undergraduate laboratory experiments. Below, Dr. Seath explains the operation of a small scale shock tube. The shock tube has been constructed with high and intermediate pressure sections with two aluminum foil diaphrams. The tube can be operated with an open end or a closed end to demonstrate shock wave reflection. The Mach number is roughly 1.3-1.6. A line of pressure transducers is used to measure the propagation rate of the shock wave.
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