Shock Waves

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs shockwave
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:oblique_shock
gptkb:blast_wave
bow shock
normal shock
gptkbp:cause hearing loss
structural damage
gptkbp:characterizedBy abrupt change in density
abrupt change in pressure
abrupt change in temperature
gptkbp:densityIncrease sudden
gptkbp:describedBy a type of propagating disturbance
gptkbp:energyDissipation high
gptkbp:example sonic boom
explosions
astrophysical events
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Ernst_Mach
gptkbp:form gptkb:Navier–Stokes_equations
gptkb:Rankine–Hugoniot_conditions
gptkb:Euler_equations
gptkbp:generation explosives
volcanic eruptions
supersonic aircraft
meteors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shock Waves
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:plasma
gptkb:water
air
solids
gptkbp:occurredIn object moves faster than speed of sound in medium
gptkbp:pressureIncrease sudden
gptkbp:propagatesThrough medium
gptkbp:propagationSpeed greater than speed of sound
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:medicine
gptkb:Mach_number
gptkb:compression_wave
astrophysics
engineering
supersonic flow
acoustic wave
detonation wave
gptkbp:studiedIn fluid dynamics
physics
aerodynamics
gptkbp:temperatureIncrease sudden
gptkbp:usedIn military applications
industrial cleaning
medical treatments (lithotripsy)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peter_Cushing
gptkb:Vow_Wow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6