Discussion
An expansion fan reaching a constant-pressure free boundary, such as a jet edge, reflects as
Answer: D
The boundary can support no pressure difference, so the pressure drop the incident expansion would cause must be cancelled. The reflected wave is therefore a compression. This alternation of expansions and compressions reflecting off the plume edge is what produces the shock diamond pattern in a rocket exhaust.
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