Oblique Shock
Solve the attached oblique shock over a wedge from upstream Mach number, flow deflection, and gas heat capacity ratio.
The weak branch is the usual external-flow solution; the strong branch creates a larger pressure jump and often subsonic downstream flow.
Downstream Mach M₂
1.640
supersonic downstream
Pressure ratio p₂/p₁
1.7070
static pressure rise
Temperature ratio T₂/T₁
1.1702
static temperature rise
Density ratio ρ₂/ρ₁
1.4587
flow compression
Total pressure p₀₂/p₀₁
0.98462
irreversible loss
Maximum θ
22.97°
attached-shock limit
Attached shock geometry
Flow turns across the wedge and compresses behind the shock.
weak solution
β wave angle
39.32°
shock inclination
θ flow deflection
10.00°
wedge turn
μ Mach angle
30.00°
upstream limit
θmax attached
22.97°
detachment threshold
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