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Shock Waves

Consider a sound source, for instance an airplane, moving towards a stationary observer with a speed vs. If the speed of sound in air is v, the Mach number is defined as the ratio of the two speeds.
If vs is greater than v, the Mach number becomes greater than unity, and the speed is called supersonic. Then, according to the Doppler formula, the sound&#39;s observed frequency is negative, which is practically impossible.
Instead, the observer perceives no sound until the source has passed them.
The sound waves interfere constructively along the lines of a three-dimensional cone. Within the cone, they interfere destructively. Thus, the cone&#39;s edge is a sharp divider of regions of no sound and destructive interference. The resultant pattern is called a shock wave.
Applying geometric concepts, the sine of the cone angle equals the inverse of the Mach number.
The sudden arrival of the shock wave is known as a sonic boom. Because of the high pressure, sonic booms created by moving airplanes can shatter windows and rattle our nerves.

schokgolven

Bij het afleiden van de Doppler-formule voor de waargenomen frequentie van een geluidsgolf, wordt aangenomen dat de snelheid van het geluid in het medium groter is dan de snelheid van de bron er doorheen. Wanneer deze voorwaarde wordt geschonden, ontstaat er een schokgolf. Wanneer de snelheid van de bron de snelheid van het geluid benadert, vindt er direct daarachter constructieve interferentie plaats tussen opeenvolgende golffronten die door de bron worden uitgezonden. Aanvankelijk geloofden wetenschappers dat deze constructieve interferentie zou resulteren in zulke hoge druk dat bijvoorbeeld een vliegtuig de geluidssnelheid niet zou kunnen overschrijden en uiteindelijk vernietigd zou worden. Vliegtuigen kunnen nu echter vliegen met snelheden die groter zijn dan de geluidssnelheid, ook wel supersonische snelheden genoemd. Ze creëren een vertrouwde kegelvormige structuur van golven achter hen. Het fenomeen schokgolven is driedimensionaal en dankt zijn naam aan het scherpe drukverschil langs de randen van de kegel. Deze kegel beweegt mee met de geluidsbron, en is smaller als het Machgetal (de snelheid van de bron gedeeld door de geluidssnelheid) hoger is. Een waarnemer kan de schokgolf pas ervaren nadat de bron hem gepasseerd is. Wanneer ze dat doen, ervaren ze een plotselinge drukverandering, bekend als een sonische dreun. Schokgolven zijn een specifiek geval van een algemeen golffenomeen dat boegzog wordt genoemd. Hetzelfde principe van schokgolven is van toepassing op andere golven, zoals oppervlaktewatergolven. Wanneer een eend of een stoomboot met hoge snelheid over het wateroppervlak beweegt, laat hij een boegzog achter over het wateroppervlak. Deze tekst is een bewerking van <a href="https://openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-1/pages/17-8-shock-waves">Openstax, University Physics Deel 1, Sectie 17.8: Schokgolven.</a>

Schokgolven

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sonic booms and supersonic motion

Sonic booms and supersonic motion happen when a sound source moves as fast as, or faster than, sound in the medium. In the Doppler formula for sound, it is usually assumed that sound travels faster than the source. When that assumption fails, a shock wave can form.

As the source gets close to the speed of sound, successive wavefronts build up by constructive interference right behind it. Scientists once thought this pressure buildup would keep an airplane from breaking the sound barrier and might even destroy it. Airplanes can now travel at supersonic speeds, which are speeds greater than the speed of sound.

A supersonic source creates a cone of waves behind it. This three-dimensional shape is called a shock wave. The name comes from the sharp pressure change along the edges of the cone. The cone moves with the source, and it becomes narrower when the Mach number is higher. The Mach number is the speed of the source divided by the speed of sound.

An observer does not feel the shock wave until the source has passed by. At that moment, the observer experiences a sudden pressure change called a sonic boom. Shock waves are also a special case of a broader wave pattern called a bow wake. The same idea appears in surface water waves, such as the wake left by a fast-moving duck or steamer on the water.

Sonic Booms and Supersonic Motion

sound waves

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Sound travels through matter as pressure changes in a medium. These changes make the particles of the medium move back and forth around their mean position. Sound can also be modeled as particle displacement as the wave passes through air, water, or another material. In most fluids, sound waves are longitudinal waves. That means the particles vibrate in the same direction that the wave moves. Fluids do not support lateral pressure well, so sound in liquids and gases mainly moves this way. <br...

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Sound Intensity from Displacement and Pressure

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sound waves: interference

Sound Wave Interference in Speakers

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interference: path lengths

Interference from Different Path Lengths

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sound waves: resonance

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beats

Sound Interference and Beats

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doppler effect - i

Doppler Shift in Sound and Light

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shock waves

Sonic booms and supersonic motion happen when a sound source moves as fast as, or faster than, sound in the medium. In the Doppler formula for sound, it is usually assumed that sound travels faster than the source. When that assumption fails, a shock wave can form. As the source gets close to the speed of sound, successive wavefronts build up by constructive interference right behind it. Scientists once thought this pressure buildup would keep an airplane from breaking the sound barrier and...

echo

Echo Sound and Distance Detection

Echo is a reflected sound that returns after the original sound has been heard. The human ear cannot tell two sounds apart if they arrive within about 0.1 seconds of each other. When the reflected sound takes longer than that to return, the ear hears two separate sounds instead of one. This effect is easy to notice when the sound source is close to a surface that sends the sound back. If the sound and its reflection are separated by enough time, the result is an echo. A minimum distance of...

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Explore how supersonic motion creates shock waves, cone-shaped wave patterns, and sonic booms, plus why faster sources make narrower cones.

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