Shock Tube

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Shock Tube

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A relatively long tube or pipe in which very brief high-speed gas flows are produced by the sudden release of gas at very high pressure into a low-pressure portion of the tube; the high-speed flow moves into the region of low pressure behind a shock wave. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use