LectureSonicBoom.

notebook February08,2013

Aplaneflyingatsubsonicspeed(belowthe
speedofsound),emitssoundwavesthatcanbe
representedlikethis:

Doppler
Effect:
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Whatwouldthesoundwaveslooklikeasthe
planeapproachedthespeedofsound?
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Whatwouldthesoundwaveslooklikeasthe
planeapproachedthespeedofsound?
Theplanefliesjustasfastasthesound
wavesitemits:
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Whatwouldthesoundwaveslooklikeasthe
planeapproachedthespeedofsound?
Theplanefliesjustasfastasthesound
wavesitemits:
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whatwouldthesoundwaveslooklikeasthe
planeapproachedthespeedofsound?
Theplanefliesjustasfastasthesound
wavesitemits:
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whatwouldthesoundwaveslooklikeasthe
planeapproachedthespeedofsound?
Theplanefliesjustasfastasthesound
wavesitemits:
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whatwouldthesoundwaveslooklikeasthe
planeapproachedthespeedofsound?
Theplanefliesjustasfastasthesound
wavesitemits:
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Whatwouldthesoundwaveslooklikeasthe
planeapproachedthespeedofsound?
Theplanefliesjustasfastasthesound
wavesitemits:
BigPressure
wavegetsbuilt
up.Wehavea
combinationof
Constructive
Interference
andDoppler
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Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
This is called a
BOW WAVE:
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Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
WhatdoesRyu
hearhere?
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Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
WhatdoesRyu
hearhere?
NOTHING!!!
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Whathappensiftheplanefliesfasterthanthe
speedofsound?
WhatdoesRyu
hearhere?
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SONIC BOOM!!!
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Alongtheedgesofthe
wavefrontwegeta
buildupofsound
waves(airpressure
waves).
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Alongtheedgesofthe Whenthe'wake'ofthe
wavefrontwegeta wavefront(from
buildupofsound constructiveinterference)
waves(airpressure reachesthelistenerbelow,
waves). theyheara
sonicboom!!!
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F-14 breaks sound barrier

F-14 break and roll
Buzz the tower
F-18 Sonic Boom
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Asthesoundwavesfrom
thejetarecompressed,
thewatervaporinthe
airiscondensed,
creatinga
vapor
cloud
around
thejetasit
reachesandthen
passesthesoundbarrier.
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Scrolldownorfullscreenme!!!
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LectureSonicBoom.notebook February08,2013

ButhowcanItellhow
fasttheplaneisflying?
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Ifthejetis
stationary,sound
wavesspreadout
sphericallyatthe
speedofsound
(340m /s).
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MACH1

r r

Ifthejetis Ifthejettravelsatthe
stationary,sound speedofsound,the
wavesspreadout distancetheplane
sphericallyatthe travelseverysecondis
speedofsound equaltotheradiusof
(340m /s). thesoundwave.
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MACH1

Again,we
justget
thispattern
ofsound
waves.
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Simulation
Time!!!

http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html

index.html
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DopplerEffect&SoundforSuperSonicSpeeds:

CLICKME!!!
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K12/airplane/sndwave.html
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Whathappensiftheplanetravelstwicethe
speedofsound?(MACH2=680 m /s)
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Whathappensiftheplanetravelstwicethe
speedofsound?(MACH2=680 m /s)

MACH2

Asthesound
wavemoves,
thejetmoves
r r
doublethe
radiusofthe
soundwave.
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Whathappensiftheplanetravelsfourtimes
thespeedofsound?(MACH4=1,360 m /s)
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Whathappensiftheplanetravelsfourtimes
thespeedofsound?(MACH4=1,360 m /s)

MACH4

r r r r

Asthesoundwavemoves,
thejetmovesfourtimesthe
radiusofthesoundwave.
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Whathappensiftheplanetravelsfourtimes
thespeedofsound?(MACH4=1,360 m /s)

MACH4 Thesoundcone
getslongerand
narrower:

r r r r

Asthesoundwavemoves,
thejetmovesfourtimesthe
radiusofthesoundwave.
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Hisphysicslessonlearned,
Ryunowtravelstocombat
hisnextchallenge,completing
251 WB251&252.Let'sjoinhim!!! 252
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