Abstract
Numerical calculations based on the Navier-Stokes equations are carried out to investigate the reflection of shock waves over straight reflecting surfaces in steady flows. The results for a flow Mach number of M0=4.96 confirm the recent experimental findings of Chpoun et al. (1995) concerning the transition from regular to Mach reflection. Numerical calculations as well as experimental results show a hysteresis phenomenon during this transition and the regular reflection is found to be stable in the dual-solution domain in which theoretically both regular and Mach reflection wave configurations are possible.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 199-203 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Shock Waves |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 1995 |
Keywords
- Hysteresis
- Mach reflection
- Regular reflection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Physics and Astronomy