ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 40, Number 6
JKCSEZ 40(6)
December 20, 1996 

The limit of applicability of Navier-Stokes equation to stationary plane shock-waves is examined by using the principle of minimum entropy production of linear irreversible thermodynamics. In order to obtain analytic results, the equation is linearized near the equilibrium of downstream. Results show that the solution of Navier-Stokes equation which fits the boundary condition of far downstream flow is consistent with the thermodynamic requirement within the first order when the solution is expanded around the M=1, where M is the Mach number of upstream speed.