Combustion Shock Tube: Basic Parts and Operation

Shock tubes are used in fundamental combustion research to determine chemical kinetics parameters required for accurate CFD simulations. This video describes the basic parts and operation of a shock tube, and gives a little bit of insight on methods and instrumentation. The following links to CFD simulations of shock tubes are mentioned in the video. Density -   • Sod Shock Tube 2   Mach #    • Shock tube FLUENT   T & P    • Shock tube Simulation