Relaxation in Shock Waves

1. Experimental Study of Shock-wave Structure.- [1] Creation and Structure of Shock-Waves.- [2] Relaxation Processes in Gases (Elementary Theory).- [3] Experimental Study of the Shock-wave Structure.- 2. The Shock Tube.- [4] Methods of Obtaining Strong Shock Waves.- [5] Gasdynamic Flows in Shock Tubes.- [6] Inhomogeneity of the Flow Behind the Shock Front.- [7] Auxiliary Measurements of Flow Variables in Shock Tubes.- 3. Experimental Methods of Study of Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Shock Waves.- [8] General Requirements of the Recording Apparatus.- [9] Certain Relationships for the Flow of Nonequilibrium Gas.- [10] Measuring the Gas Density.- [11] Absorption Methods of Molecular Concentration Measurement.- [12] Optical Study of Gases.- [13] Measuring the Electron Concentration.- [14] Other Methods of Measurement.- 4. Relaxation Processes in Shock Waves.- [15] Establishing a Maxwellian Distribution.- [16] Rotational Relaxation.- [17] Vibrational Relaxation.- [18] Thermal Dissociation Kinetics.- [19] Thermal Ionization Kinetics.- [20] "Nonequilibrium" Radiation of Gases Behind the Front of Strong Shock Waves.- 5. Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Shock Waves in Air.- [21] High-temperature Thermodynamic and Optical Properties of Air.- [22] Vibrational Relaxation.- [23] Chemical Reaction Kinetics.- [24] Thermal Ionization Kinetics and Nonequilibrium Radiation.- 6. Flow of a Gas Undergoing Relaxation.- [25] Introduction.- [26] Equations of Relaxation Gasdyn amies.- [27] Certain Properties of the Motion of Fluids Undergoing Relaxation. Transition to Equilibrium Gasdynamics.- [28] The Case of Several Nonequilibrium Parameters.- References.- Author Index.