Gas-kinetic description of shock wave structures by solving Boltzmann model equation

On the basis of the mesoscopic theory of Boltzmann-type velocity distribution function, the modified Boltzmann model equation describing the one-dimensional gas flows from various flow regimes is presented by incorporating the molecular interaction models relating to the viscosity and diffusion cross-sections, density, temperature and the dependent exponent of viscosity into the molecular collision frequency. The gas-kinetic numerical method for directly solving the molecular velocity distribution function is studied by introducing the reduced distribution functions and the discrete velocity ordinate method, in which the unsteady time-splitting method and the NND finite difference scheme are applied. To study the inner flows of non-equilibrium shock wave structures, the one-dimensional unsteady shock-tube problems with various Knudsen numbers and the steady shock wave problems at different Mach numbers are numerically simulated. The computed results are found to give good agreement with the theoretical, DSMC and experimental results. The computing practice has confirmed the good precision and reliability of the gas-kinetic numerical algorithm in solving the highly nonequilibrium shock wave disturbances from various flow regimes.     

Numerical simulation of shock wave propagation in microchannels using continuum and kinetic approaches

Numerical simulations of shock wave propagation in microchannels and microtubes (viscous shock tube problem) have been performed using three different approaches: the Navier–Stokes equations with the velocity slip and temperature jump boundary conditions, the statistical Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method for the Boltzmann equation, and the model kinetic Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook equation with the Shakhov equilibrium distribution function. Effects of flow rarefaction and dissipation are investigated and the results obtained with different approaches are compared. A parametric study of the problem for different Knudsen numbers and initial shock strengths is carried out using the Navier–Stokes computations.      

Momentum transport in a turbulent mixing layer

The turbulent momentum transport phenomena in a two-dimensional mixing layer are investigated numerically by a discrete vortex method. The numerical model and calculations are verified through a comparison with existing numerical simulations and experimental measurements. The main emphasis is placed on the exploration of the detailed time-dependent instantaneous local momentum fluctuations and on the comparison of numerical results with available experimental measurements. The current simulations confirm qualitatively the various trends in the turbulent momentum flux and fluctuating components of the velocity in the mixing layer found with several experimental results. The study shows that similarity exists in turbulent momentum quantities along the axial direction of the mixing layer. The calculations also show a definite correlation between the passage of a large-scale structure and a burst in the turbulent momentum flux. The probability density functions of the fluctuating quantities are shown to be mostly Gaussian-like, with only a few exceptions.     

空气自由场爆炸冲击波数值建模及应用

为建立描述任意时刻、距离下空气自由场爆炸波冲击波压力、密度、粒子速度的经验公式,支撑复杂场景下冲击波载荷的快速计算,采用一维精细数值模拟的方法计算了不同比例距离下的压力、密度、粒子速度时程,并利用曲线拟合方法得到了正相超压峰值等22个冲击波参数与比例距离关系的经验公式,采用改进修正Friedlander方程建立了冲击波压力、密度、粒子速度随时间变化的关系式;利用爆炸冲击波地面反射和建筑后绕射两个典型工况,阐释了提出模型的应用场景,并与试验、数值模拟结果对比。结果表明：压力、密度、粒子速度随比例距离、时间变化的经验关系与数值模拟结果基本吻合;爆炸冲击波地面反射和建筑后绕射两个典型工况下,理论计算与数值模拟的压力云图基本吻合,在相同硬件条件下,理论计算耗时仅为千万级网格数值模拟的5%左右,在计算速度上有明显的优越性。

     

Comparison of kinetic and continuum approaches for simulation of shock wave/boundary layer interaction

The present paper, which is a collaboration between three different research groups, analyzes the efficiency of various numerical approaches to describe the complex problem of shock wave/boundary layer interaction. Computations were carried out based on a kinetic approach (Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method) and on two continuum approaches (Navier-Stokes equations and quasigasdynamic equations), which are validated by comparison with experimental results obtained in the R5Ch blowdown Hypersonic Wind Tunnel in ONERA. The influence of the slip boundary conditions for two continuum approaches are also studied. The results obtained by all models display the good prediction of the main structure of the flow and the levels of the flux coefficients are very close to those measured. The implementation of the slip boundary condition for the continuum approaches improves the agreement with the experimental data. Received 12 July 2001 / Accepted 24 May 2002 /Published online 4 December 2002 Correspondence to: D. Zeitoun (e-mail: David.Zeitoun@polytech.univ-mrs.fr) An abridged version of this paper was presented at the 23rd Int. Symposium on Shock Waves at Fort Worth, Texas, from July 22 to 27, 2001     

The study of sound wave propagation in rarefied gases using unified gas-kinetic scheme

Sound wave propagation in rarefied monatomic gases is simulated using a newly developed unified gaskinetic scheme (UGKS). The numerical calculations are carried out for a wide range of wave oscillating frequencies. The corresponding rarefaction parameter is defined as the ratio of sound wave frequency to the intermolecular particle collision frequency. The simulation covers the flow regime from the continuum to free molecule one. The treatment of the oscillating wall boundary condition and the methods for evaluating the absorption coefficient and sound wave speed are presented in detail. The simulation results from the UGKS are compared to the Navier-Stokes solutions, the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) simulation, and experimental measurements. Good agreement with the experimental data has been obtained in the whole flow regimes for the corresponding Knudsen number from 0.08 to 32. The current study clearly demonstrates the capability of the UGKS method in capturing the sound wave propagation and its usefulness for the rarefied flow study.     

DSMC approach to nonstationary Mach reflection of strong incoming shock waves using a smoothing technique

The direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method is applied to simulation of nonstationary Mach reflection of strong shock waves. Normally the DSMC method is very time consuming in solving unsteady flow field problems especially for high Mach numbers, because of the necessity of iterative calculations to eliminate the inherent statistical fluctuation caused by a finite sample size. A central weighted smoothing technique is introduced to process the DSMC results, so that the iteration time can be significantly reduced. In spite of some relaxations of the shock wave structure, the smoothing technique is verified to be useful to estima te the flow fields qualitatively and even quantitatively by using a relatively small sample size. The comparison between the present approach and the kineticmodel approach (Xu et al. 1991a, 1991b) on the application to unsteady rarefied flow fields was also carried out.This article was processed using Springer-Verlag T_EX Shock Waves macro package 1.0 and the AMS fonts, developed by the American Mathematical Society.     

Focusing of a shock wave in a rarefied gas A numerical study

The process of focusing of a shock wave in a rarefied noble gas is investigated by a numerical solution of the corresponding two dimensional initial–boundary value problem for the Boltzmann equation. The numerical method is based on the splitting algorithm in which the collision integral is computed by a Monte Carlo quadrature, and the free flow equation is solved by a finite volume method. We analyse the development of the shock wave which reflects from a suitably shaped reflector, and we study influence of various factors, involved in the mathematical model of the problem, on the process of focusing. In particular, we investigate the pressure amplification factor and its dependence on the strength of the shock and on the accommodation coefficient appearing in the Maxwell boundary condition modelling the gas-surface interaction. Moreover, we study the dependence of the shock focusing phenomenon on the shape of the reflector, and on the Mach number of the incoming shock. Received 25 May 1998 / Accepted 4 January 2000     

Application of the Cercignani–Lampis scattering kernel to calculations of rarefied gas flows. III. Poiseuille flow and thermal creep through a long tube

The Cercignani–Lampis scattering kernel of the gas–surface interaction is applied to numerical calculations of the Poiseuille flow and thermal creep through a long tube. The S model of the Boltzmann equation was numerically solved by the discrete velocity method. The calculations have been carried out in the wide ranges of the rarefaction parameter and of the accommodation coefficients. Comparing the present results with experimental data the values of the accommodation coefficients have been calculated.     

水下爆炸冲击波壁压理论及数值计算方法改进研究

水下爆炸冲击波是舰船抗冲击评估中重要的载荷成分,也是水中结构物毁伤程度快速预报的关键和依据。通过小当量实验发现,由于传统 Taylor 平板理论公式忽略了冲击波波速的非线性变化 ,导致其在预报近距离水下爆炸冲击波壁压脉宽时出现偏差。为此,给出了比例爆距R/W1/3为0.11～5.30 m/kg1/3 (R为爆距,W为炸药质量)下的冲击波速度拟合公式,对传统Taylor理论公式进行修正。修正后,在R/W1/3=0.11 m/kg1/3下,壁压脉宽及冲量偏差大幅减小;在R/W1/3≥0.21 m/kg1/3下,两者偏差均小于12%。此外,在处理水下近场和中远场爆炸问题时,发现数值耗散会导致壁压峰值被明显削弱,于是提出了一种可行的数值策略消除计算中数值耗散导致的削弱效应,结果与修正的Taylor平板理论公式吻合良好,峰值偏差均小于9%。改进后的冲击波壁压理论公式及数值计算方法可为舰船抗爆抗冲击领域提供理论和技术支撑。     

Breakdown of a discontinuity,taking account of the real equation of state of the detonation products from a condensed explosive

The problem is considered concerning the breakdown of an arbitrary discontinuity, due to the emergence of a detonation wave at the boundary of a condensed explosive charge. The real equation of state of the detonation products of Hexogen was used in the numerical calculations. A u vs p diagram is constructed, which allows graphical calculations to be carried out of the discontinuity breakdown for different media. A comparison is carried out of the calculated values of the initial shock-wave velocities with the experimental data obtained at a certain distance from the explosive charge. It is shown that an increase of the pressure of the gas in which dispersion of the explosion products occurs leads to a reduction of the initial shock wave velocity and to an enhancement of its attenuation during its further motion in the shock tube.     

离散系统通用动力学方程求解算法的研究进展

离散系统中的颗粒物在凝并、破碎、冷凝/蒸发、成核、沉积等事件作用下颗粒尺度分布的时间演变由通用动力学方程所描述.该方程为一典型的部分积分微分方程,普通数值方法难以求解.本文详细介绍了求解通用动力学方程的矩方法、分区法、离散法、离散-分区法、MonteCarlo方法等几种算法的原理、优缺点和最新的研究进展,并着重介绍了MonteCarlo算法,包括基于时间驱动Monte Carlo方法、基于事件驱动MonteCarlo方法、常数目法、常体积法以及多重Monte Carlo算法.      

Aspects of self-similar diffraction gas flows and their numerical simulation

A large number of papers has been devoted to the investigation of the interaction of a plane shock wave with bodies of various geometric shapes, and they have been generalized and classified for a stationary body in [1, 2]. Separate results of experimental and theoretical investigations of the interaction of a shock wave with a wedge, cone, sphere, and cylinder moving with supersonic velocities are contained in [3–9]. Analysis of the available results shows that the features of the unsteady gas flows formed in this case largely depend on the nature of the boundary-value problem that arises for the system of differential gas dynamic equations. The question of the wave structure of the unsteady gas flow and the accuracy of the obtained solution is central to the numerical investigation of the present class of problems. The most characteristic types of unsteady self-similar gas flows that arise on the interaction of a plane shock wave with bodies of a wedge or convex corner type are calculated on the basis of an explicit numerical continuous calculation method of the second order of accuracy. The accuracy of the numerical solutions is discussed on the basis of a comparison with the experimental data. The case of the interaction of a shock wave with the rarefaction wave that arises in a supersonic flow past a convex corner is considered.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 146–152, July–August, 1986.     

A finite element analysis of shocks and finite-amplitude waves in one-dimensional hyperelastic bodies at finite strain

The general theory of shock and acceleration waves in isotropic, incompressible, hyperelastic solids is used in conjunction with the concept of finite elements to construct discrete models of highly nonlinear wave phenomena in elastic rods. A numerical integration scheme which combines features of finite elements and the Lax-Wendroff method is introduced. Numerical calculations of the critical time for shock formulation are given. Numerical results obtained from representative cases are discussed.     

Evolution of shock waves and the primary vortex loop discharged from a square cross-sectional tube

In this paper, a numerical and experimental investigation of the evolution of a transmitting shock wave and its associated primary vortex loop, which are discharged from the open end of a square cross-sectional tube, is described. The experiments were conducted in the square tube connected to a diaphragmless shock tube and the flowfield was visualized from the axial direction with diffusive holographic interferometry. The numerical simulations were carried out by solving the three-dimensional Euler equations with a dispersion-controlled scheme. The numerical results were displayed in the form of interferograms to compare them with experimental interferograms. Good agreement between the numerical and experimental results was obtained. More detailed numerical calculations were carried out, from which the three-dimensional transition of the shock wave configuration from an initial planar to a spherical shape and the development of the primary vortex loop from a square shaped to a three-dimensional structure were clearly observed and interpreted. Received 29 January 1998 / Accepted 22 May 1998     

Application of the Cercignani–Lampis scattering kernel to calculations of rarefied gas flows. I. Plane flow between two parallel plates

The Cercignani–Lampis scattering kernel of the gas-surface interaction was applied to numerical calculations of the plane Poiseuille flow, thermal creep, mechanocaloric flux and heat flux. The S model of the Boltzmann equation was numerically solved by the discrete velocity method. The calculations have been carried out in wide ranges of the rarefaction parameter and of the accommodation coefficients of momentum and energy. Comparing the present results with experimental data the value of the accommodation coefficients can be calculated.     

Interaction of a centered isentropic compression wave with the bow shock ahead of a body in a rarefied gas

Rarefied gas flow with a centered isentropic compression wave is investigated using direct Monte Carlo simulation of the solution of the Boltzmann equation. For monatomic gas flow the pattern of formation of a suspended compression shock near the geometric center of the compression wave is considered. The flow pattern is compared with the results obtained within the framework of gas dynamics. For a diatomic gas the interference of a centered compression wave with the bow shock ahead of a cylinder is investigated. The dependence of the pressure and the heat transfer to the surface on the Reynolds number and the wave center position relative to the cylinder center is analyzed. The results are compared with those of numerical simulation of the Euler and boundary-layer equations.     

Supersonic motion of bodies in a gas with shock waves

The authors consider the problem of supersonic unsteady flow of an inviscid stream containing shock waves round blunt shaped bodies. Various approaches are possible for solving this problem. The parameters in the shock layer on the axis of symmetry have been determined in [1, 2] by using one-dimensional theory. The authors of [3, 4] studied shock wave diffraction on a moving end plane and wedge, respectively, by the through calculation method. This method for studying flow around a wedge with attached shock was also used in [5]. But that study, unlike [4], used self-similar variables, and so was able to obtain a clearer picture of the interaction. The present study gives results of research into the diffraction of a plane shock wave on a body in supersonic motion with the separation of a bow shock. The solution to the problem was based on the grid characteristic method [6], which has been used successfully to solve steady and unsteady problems [7–10]. However a modification of the method was developed in order to improve the calculation of flows with internal discontinuities; this consisted of adopting the velocity of sound and entropy in place of enthalpy and pressure as the unknown thermodynamic parameters. Numerical calculations have shown how effective this procedure is in solving the present problem. The results are given for flow round bodies with spherical and flat (end plane) ends for various different values of the velocities of the bodies and the shock waves intersected by them. The collision and overtaking interactions are considered, and there is a comparison with the experimental data.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 141–147, September–October, 1984.     

Possibility of acceleration of the threshold processes for multi-component gas in the front of a shock wave

Studies of translational nonequilibrium in the front of a shock wave propagating in a three-component gas were performed by the Monte Carlo simulation method. Simulations were performed for mixtures of components with molecular mass ratios , and shock Mach number . The distribution of relative velocities for pairs of molecules of heavy low-concentration additives 2 and 3 substantially exceeded, in the front, its equilibrium values behind the wave at high values of . The maximum value of this superequilibrium was about for the numerical density ratio: 1000:1:1 and . Calculations showed that high values of the effect of superequilibrium take place up to a ratio of densities 200:1:1. Simulations performed for and a mixture of He, molecular oxygen and Xe with the numerical density ratio 200:1:1 showed also the high value of the superequilibrium effect at corresponding to dissociation threshold of oxygen. Thus, dissociation of oxygen by collisions with Xe in the front of a wave may have a considerably higher rate than total dissociation behind the wave. Received 4 August 1995 / Accepted 25 April 1996     

Dynamic Monte Carlo simulation of surface recombination

A dynamic model for the Monte Carlo method is developed to analyze the atom recombination on a catalytic surface. A numerical method for the study of this model is considered. The concentrations of physically and chemically adsorbed atoms obtained using this approach are in good agreement with experimental data and with the numerical results obtained on the basis of the phenomenological model and by other authors with the aid of the Monte Carlo method.