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condensation shock wave

condensation shock wave

[‚kän·dən′sā·shən ′shäk ‚wāv]
(fluid mechanics)
A sheet of discontinuity associated with a sudden condensation and fog formation in a field of flow; it occurs, for example, on a wing where a rapid drop in pressure causes the temperature to drop considerably below the dew point.
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