Total pressure behind the normal shock () refers to the total pressure of a fluid flow immediately downstream (after) of a normal shock wave in a compressible flow field. A normal shock is a type of shock wave that occurs when a fluid flow transitions from a supersonic velocity to a subsonic velocity.
- Ratio of pressure behind the normal shock to the upstream total pressure (p0,2/p0,1)
- Upstream total pressure (p0,1) in N/m^2
- Pressure behind the normal shock (p0,2) in N/m^2