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shock-wave heating [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

Plasma heating effected by the formation and propagation of a shock-wave. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

The heating mechanism is essentially irreversible and the energy imparted to the plasma always exceeds that obtainable by adiabatic compression of the same amplitude.

OBS

shock-wave heating; shock heating: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • shock wave heating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Chauffage d'un plasma produit par la formation et la propagation d'une onde de choc dans celui-ci. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Le mécanisme de chauffage est essentiellement irréversible et l'énergie cédée au plasma toujours supérieure à celle pouvant être obtenue par compression adiabatique de même amplitude.

OBS

chauffage par ondes de choc : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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