On the Evolution of Double Shock-Accelerated Elliptic Gas Cylinders

The evolution of double elliptic heavy-gas (SF6) cylinders impacted by a planar shock wave is studied by high-speed camera diagnostics. The minor axes (b) of the elliptic cross sections are aligned perpendicular to the shock direction. While the cylinder dimensions are fixed, we adjust the center-to-center separation s between the cylinders. The resulting flow morphologies are visualized and the interaction between double cylinders is analyzed. …