As far as I know, the shock wave is only the region where the air is being made to move 'faster than sound'. Once the object has passed by, the shockwave becomes just a sound wave. The air cannot support any higher speed than that without the energy supplied by the passing object and that dissipates pretty soon.nicholas0211510 said:Ah, so the shock wave behind it will have a equal speed as the object that created it? So if somthing is moving at mach 3 , the shock wave will be mach 3?
nicholas0211510 said:Ah, so the shock wave behind it will have a equal speed as the object that created it? So if somthing is moving at mach 3 , the shock wave will be mach 3?
A shock wave is a type of pressure wave that is created when an object travels faster than the speed of sound in a specific medium, such as air or water.
The speed of a shock wave can be calculated using the equation v = √(γP/ρ), where v is the speed of the shock wave, γ is the ratio of specific heats, P is the pressure, and ρ is the density of the medium.
The intensity of a shock wave is affected by the speed of the object creating the shock wave, the density and compressibility of the medium, and the shape and size of the object.
The intensity of a shock wave is typically measured using a specialized instrument called a shock tube, which measures the pressure and duration of the shock wave.
Shock wave calculations are used in a variety of fields, including aerospace engineering, ballistics, and blast wave modeling for explosions. They are also used in medical procedures such as lithotripsy, which uses shock waves to break up kidney stones.