Shock wave reflection over wedges: a benchmark test for CFD and experiments

In the Shock Wave Journal Vol. 2, No. 4 a benchmark test for shock wave reflection over wedges was announced. International scientists who are interested in shock wave research were invited to participate. The benchmark test aimed at comparison of various advanced numerical schemes as well as experimental results. During the last three years more than twenty results, including both CFD and experiments, were collected from all over the world. Efforts contributed by these scientists made the present benchmark test reach to a standard of the state of the art of the computational fluid dynamics applied to the shock wave research. However, it was regrettable not to publish all the results collected due to limitation on the available page number. Received 5 November 1994 / Accepted 9 September 1996