Oblique Shock Wave

Definition

An Oblique Shock Wave is a shock wave that is inclined at an angle to the direction of flow. It turns the flow into itself (concave corner).

Relation

\sin^2 eta - 1)}{M_1^2(\gamma + \cos 2eta) + 2} $$ where $ heta$ is the deflection angle and $eta$ is the shock angle. ## Relationships - **Related**: [Normal Shock Wave](normal-shock-wave.md), [Prandtl-Meyer Expansion](prandtl-meyer-expansion.md)