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167
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<TITLE>
linearized flow of a dissociating gas .
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<AUTHOR>
clarke,j.f.
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<BIBLIO>
j.fluid mech. 7, 1960, 577.
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<TEXT>
the equations for planar two-dimensional
steady flow of an ideal dissociating gas
are linearized, assuming small disturbances
to a free stream in chemical
equilibrium .
  as an example of their solution, the
flow past a sharp corner in a supersonic
stream is evaluated and the variations
of flow properties in the relaxation zone
are found .  numerical illustrations are
provided using an 'oxygen-like' ideal gas
and comparisons made with a characteristics
solution .  the flow past a sharp
corner can be studied in a conventional
shock tube and it may be possible to
verify the present theory experimentally .
in particular it may prove feasible to
use the results to obtain a measure of the
reaction rates in the gas mixture .
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