2013•Review of Scientific InstrumentsRequires access
Note: A high Mach number arc-driven shock tube for turbulence studies
J. B. Titus, A. B. Alexander, J. A. Johnson
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Abstract
A high Mach arc-driven shock tube has been built at the Center for Plasma Science and Technology of Florida A&M University to study shock waves. A larger apparatus with higher voltage was built to study more stable shock waves and subsequent plasmas. Initial measurements of the apparatus conclude that the desired Mach numbers can be reached using only two-thirds the maximum possible energy that the circuit can provide.