
%0 Journal Article
%A David, HG 
%A Hamann, SD 
%T Some Properties of Compressional Waves in Lennard-Jones and Devonshire Liquids. II. Shock Waves
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1961/09/01
%V 14
%N 3
%P 372-386
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9610372
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9610372 
%X This paper describes some theoretical calculations of the thermodynamic changes which occur when a condensed substance is compressed by a shock wave from an explosion. It is assumed that the material is a simple molecular fluid (or a plastic solid) obeying Lennard-Jones and Devonshire's equation of state. The calculations have been applied to single and colliding shock waves, to shocks generated in a precompressed material, and to the adiabatic expansion of a material from a shocked state. The results are in good qualitative agreement with the experi- mental data where these exist. In addition they suggest possible ways of extending the scope and usefulness of shock wave experiments. 
