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Shock Diamonds and Mach Disks
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The article presents and explains the diamond-shaped pattern that appears in the rocket engine and jet engine exhausts. Several photographs illustrate this phenomenon, and images show how crisscrossing shock waves produce the diamond shapes.
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0224.shtml
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Fluids
- Dynamics of Fluids
- Statics of Fluids
= Static Pressure
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- High School
- Informal Education
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 1997 Aerospaceweb
Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Keywords: Pressure, exhaust, jet, rocket, shockwave
Record Creator: Metadata instance created June 3, 2010 by Foha Rafiq
Record Updated: Jul 16, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 May 17, 2005
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AIP Format
(Areospaceweb, 1997), WWW Document, (http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0224.shtml).
AJP/PRST-PER
Shock Diamonds and Mach Disks (Areospaceweb, 1997), <http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0224.shtml>.
APA Format
Shock Diamonds and Mach Disks . (2005, May 17). Retrieved March 25, 2025, from Areospaceweb: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0224.shtml
Chicago Format
Areospaceweb. Shock Diamonds and Mach Disks . Areospaceweb, May 17, 2005. http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0224.shtml (accessed 25 March 2025).
MLA Format
Shock Diamonds and Mach Disks . Areospaceweb, 1997. 17 May 2005. 25 Mar. 2025 <http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0224.shtml>.
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@misc{ Title = {Shock Diamonds and Mach Disks }, Publisher = {Areospaceweb}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {25 March 2025}, Month = {May 17, 2005}, Year = {1997} }
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