Existence criteria for reflection configurations in shock–vortex interactions

The length scale criteria is widely accepted as an explanation for transition and hence existence of different shock wave reflection configurations in pseudo-steady flows. However, there has not been any attempt to validate this criteria using information obtained from a time-dependent numerical simulation. A high resolution time-dependent numerical simulation in pseudo-steady flow is carried out in the present work. Time-dependent numerical data is used to calculate flow features in a laboratory frame of reference to verify validity of the length scale criteria for existence of different shock wave reflection configurations in pseudo-steady flow. This analysis is then extended to the study of unsteady shock wave reflection configurations in shock–vortex interactions. It is shown that the existence of regular reflection (RR) and Mach reflection (MR) configurations in an unsteady flowfield resulting from shock–vortex interactions can also be explained locally based on limiting conditions similar to that prescribed by the length scale criteria for pseudo-steady flow.

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A numerical study of oblique shock wave reflections over wedges in an ideal quantum gas

The various oblique shock wave reflection patterns generated by a moving incident shock on a planar wedge using an ideal quantum gas model are numerically studied using a novel high resolution quantum kinetic flux splitting scheme. With different incident shock Mach numbers and wedge angles as flow parameters, four different types of reflection patterns, namely, the regular reflection, simple Mach reflection, complex Mach reflection and the double Mach reflection as in the classical gas can be classified and observed. Both Bose–Einstein and Fermi–Dirac gases are considered.      

Experimental and numerical studies of underwater shock wave attenuation

The attenuation of an underwater shock wave by a thin porous layer is studied both experimentally and numerically. The shock waves are generated by exploding 10 mg silver azide pellets and the pressures at different distances from the explosion center are measured. Measurements are also carried out with a gauze layer placed between the explosion source and the pressure gauge. The results with and without the gauze layer are compared evaluating the shock wave attenuation. Numerical simulations of the phenomenon are also carried out for a simple wave attenuation model. The results are compared with the experimental data. Despite the simple mathematical model of wave attenuation, the agreement between the experimental and numerical results is reasonable.Received: 22 October 2002, Accepted: 17 June 2003, Published online: 5 August 2003PACS: 47.11.+j, 47.40.Nm, 47.55.Mh     

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。

     

A comparative study of the performance of high resolution advection schemes in the context of data assimilation

High resolution advection schemes have been developed and studied to model propagation of flows involving sharp fronts and shocks. So far the impact of these schemes in the framework of inverse problem solution has been studied only in the context of linear models. A detailed study of the impact of various slope limiters and the piecewise parabolic method (PPM) on data assimilation is the subject of this work, using the nonlinear viscous Burgers equation in 1?D. Also provided are results obtained in 2?D using a global shallow water equations model. The results obtained in this work may point out to suitability of these advection schemes for data assimilation in more complex higher dimensional models. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Efficient high‐resolution relaxation schemes for hyperbolic systems of conservation laws

In this work, we present a total variation diminishing (TVD) scheme in the zero relaxation limit for nonlinear hyperbolic conservation law using flux limiters within the framework of a relaxation system that converts a nonlinear conservation law into a system of linear convection equations with nonlinear source terms. We construct a numerical flux for space discretization of the obtained relaxation system and modify the definition of the smoothness parameter depending on the direction of the flow so that the scheme obeys the physical property of hyperbolicity. The advantages of the proposed scheme are that it can give second‐order accuracy everywhere without introducing oscillations for 1‐D problems (at least with) smooth initial condition. Also, the proposed scheme is more efficient as it works for any non‐zero constant value of the flux limiter ? ? [0, 1], where other TVD schemes fail. The resulting scheme is shown to be TVD in the zero relaxation limit for 1‐D scalar equations. Bound for the limiter function is obtained. Numerical results support the theoretical results. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The formation of a secondary shock wave behind a shock wave diffracting at a convex corner

This paper deals with the formation of a secondary shock wave behind the shock wave diffracting at a two-dimensional convex corner for incident shock Mach numbers ranging from 1.03 to 1.74 in air. Experiments were carried out using a 60 mm 150 mm shock tube equipped with holographic interferometry. The threshold incident shock wave Mach number () at which a secondary shock wave appeared was found to be = 1.32 at an 81° corner and = 1.33 at a 120° corner. These secondary shock waves are formed due to the existence of a locally supersonic flow behind the diffracting shock wave. Behind the diffracting shock wave, the subsonic flow is accelerated and eventually becomes locally supersonic. A simple unsteady flow analysis revealed that for gases with specific heats ratio the threshold shock wave Mach number was = 1.346. When the value of is less than this, the vortex is formed at the corner without any discontinuous waves accompanying above the slip line. The viscosity was found to be less effective on the threshold of the secondary shock wave, although it attenuated the pressure jump at the secondary shock wave. This is well understood by the consideration of the effect of the wall friction in one-dimensional duct flows. In order to interpret the experimental results a numerical simulation using a shock adaptive unstructured grid Eulerian solver was also carried out. Received 1 May 1996 / Accepted 12 September 1996     

液滴对爆炸冲击波的衰减作用

为分析液滴对舰船舱内爆炸冲击波的耗散与衰减作用,通过有限元分析方法,建立冲击波作用于不同尺寸单个液滴和多排液滴的模型,分析冲击波与单个及多个液滴的作用过程及液滴形态变化,对冲击波衰减规律进行分析总结。得到结论如下:单个液滴模型中,小液滴破碎更迅速,破碎的规律性强;大液滴抛撒现象发生较早,抛撒出的小液滴数目多,但整体变化规律性偏差;不同尺寸单个液滴对冲击波有一定的衰减作用,衰减率随液滴尺寸增大而增大,线性规律较明显;成排液滴对冲击波有明显的衰减作用,相同液滴密度下衰减率随着液滴数量的增多而增大,呈现明显的线性特性。     

激波聚焦诱导点火和爆轰的数值研究

以二维轴对称多组分Euler方程为基础,采用非正交结构化网格和改进的波传播算法,模拟了激波在抛物形反射壁面聚焦反射诱导点火和爆轰的过程,描述了其流场形态。讨论了预混气组成、入射激波强度及反射壁面形状对点火和爆轰的影响。结果表明,激波在抛物形反射壁面顶点处聚焦反射可形成局部高温高压区域,该区域在一定条件下可点燃预混气甚至形成爆轰,其中低稀释剂浓度的预混气、较大的入射激波Mach数和较深的反射壁面有利于可燃预混气形成爆轰。     

A holographic interferometric study of shock wave focusing in a circular reflector

A holographic interferometric study was made of the focusing of reflected shock waves from a circular reflector. A diaphragmless shock tube was used for incident shock Mach numbers ranging from 1.03 to 1.74. Hence, the process of reflected shock wave focusing was quantitatively observed. It is found that a converging shock wave along the curved wall undergoes an unsteady evolution of mach reflection and its focusing is, therefore, subject to the evolution of the process of shock wave reflections. The collision of triple points terminates the focusing process at the geometrical focus. In order to interprete quantitatively these interferograms, a numerical simulation using an Eulerian solver combined with adaptive unstructured grids was carried out. It is found numerically that the highest density appears immediately after the triple point collision. This implies that the final stage of focusing is mainly determined by the interaction between shock waves and vortices. The interaction of finite strength shock waves, hence, prevents a curved shock wave from creating the infinite increase of density or pressure at a focal point which is otherwise predicted by the linear acoustic theory.     

A hybrid scheme for the numerical simulation of shock/discontinuity problems

To address accuracy issues for direct numerical simulation, a hybrid scheme based on the weighted compact scheme (WCS) and weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) scheme is developed. The new hybrid method incorporates the advantages of both schemes. Time integration is performed using the fourth-order total variation diminishing Runge–Kutta method with a characteristic filter. The accuracy of the scheme is assessed using several benchmark problems. Results show that the proposed scheme produces a more accurate solution for problems involving shocks and discontinuities in comparison with the traditional shock-capturing methods.     

Numerical investigation of toroidal shock wave focusing in a cylindrical chamber

In this paper, focusing of a toroidal shock wave propagating from an annular shock tube into a cylindrical chamber was investigated numerically with the dispersion controlled dissipation (DCD) scheme. The first case for an incident Mach number of 1.5 was conducted and compared with experiments for validation. Then, several cases were calculated for higher incident Mach numbers varying from 2.0 to 5.0, and complicated flow structures were observed. The numerical study was mainly focused on two aspects: focusing process and flow structures. The process, including diffraction, focusing, and reflection, is displayed to reveal the focusing mechanism, and the flow structures at different incident. Mach numbers are used to demonstrate shock reflection styles and focusing characteristics. PACS 47.40.Ki; 47.40.Nm; 52.35.Tc     

Dynamic loading of cylindrical and spherical bodies interacting with a shock wave

Empirical formulas for diffraction pressure on the surface of a ball and a cylinder interacting with a weak shock wave are derived based on experimental data.__________Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 40, No. 12, pp. 117–123, December 2004.     

可燃气体中激波与障碍物作用在下游形成爆轰波的数值研究

对平面激波和单个矩形障碍物作用的过程进行了数值模拟,研究了反射产生的上行爆轰波在下游可燃气体中形成爆轰波的过程。数值结果表明,下游爆轰波形成过程主要有2种模式:爆轰波直接绕射和绕射波在上壁面反射,这和已有的实验结果是一致的。通过研究下游爆轰波的形成过程受入射激波马赫数、混合气体的压力和管道尺度的影响,分析了上游爆轰波向下游传播的波动力学过程,讨论了2种形成过程的作用规律和控制因素,阐明了下游爆轰波的形成规律。     

A numerical study of shock wave reflections on low density foam

A continuum mixture theory is used to describe shock wave reflections on low density open-cell polyurethane foam. Numerical simulations are compared to the shock tube experiments of Skews (1991) and detailed wave fields are shown of a shock wave interacting with a layer of foam adjacent to a rigid wall boundary. These comparisons demonstrate that a continuum mixture theory describes well the shock interactions with low density foam.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.     

Mach reflection of a plane shock wave passing a mountain of 45° inclination

The transition from regular reflection (RR) to Mach reflection (MR) as a plane shock wave diffracts around a triangular mountain of 45° inclination is analysed in this paper, both by optical measurement in a shock tube and by numerical simulation the numerical method developed by Li Yingfan^[1] is of the FLIC type with triangular mesh. The dependence of the critical transition point Lk ofRR→MR on shock Mach numberM _i is analyzed and the variations of the incidence angle ω _i of the impinging shock and the reflection angle ω _r with the distanceL ^* are investigated. Our experimental and numerical results agree well with the theoretical results of Iton and Italya.     

环形激波绕射、反射和聚焦流场的间断有限元模拟

采用间断有限元方法对环形激波在圆柱形激波管内绕射、反射和聚焦流场进行了数值模拟。将二维守恒方程的间断有限元方法发展到轴对称Euler方程,并对环形激波绕后台阶流动进行了数值计算。计算结果表明,采用间断有限元方法能够有效地捕捉运动激波在圆柱形激波管内传播的复杂流场结构;在聚焦点附近,数值解具有较大的梯度变化,表明该方法对间断解具有较强的捕捉能力,在聚焦点附近不会产生振荡或抹平间断现象。     

冷激波灭火系统中激波对灭火效果和周边环境的影响

为了评估冷激波灭火弹爆炸后形成的激波对灭火效果和周边环境的影响,建立了一套纹影实验装置。通过纹影实验,观察了小尺寸下不同灭火介质爆炸抛撒后激波的形成和传播,并推算了冷激波灭火弹爆炸后油盆边缘附近的波后质点速度。观察发现,水基灭火介质爆炸抛撒后没有形成激波;而粉基灭火介质尽管爆炸抛撒后形成激波,但在油盆边缘附近激波强度较弱,波后质点速度小。与介质抛撒引起的可燃气体介质运动相比,激波对加快可燃气体介质运动的影响可以忽略。最后,通过高速摄影实验验证了激波对灭火效果的影响是可以忽略的。因此,冷激波系统中,激波对灭火效果和周边环境的影响是可以忽略的。     

Experimental and numerical studies of rotational relaxation behind a strong shock wave in air

This paper describes the experimental and numerical investigations of unknown characteristics of the rotational nonequilibrium phenomena behind a strong shock wave in air. Experiments were carried out using a piston-driven shock tube with helium as driving gas and air as driven (test) gas, operated as a two-stage shock tube. In the experiments, emission spectra of NO were measured to evaluate the rotational temperature behind a strong shock wave. The numerical calculations use the computational code for the thermal and chemical nonequilibrium flow behind a strong shock wave developed by the present author's group, where 11 chemical species (N, O, NO, N, O, N, O, NO, N, O, e) and 48 chemical reactions of high-temperature air are considered. The thermal nonequilibrium is expressed by introducing an 8 temperature model composed of translational temperature, rotational and vibrational temperatures for N, O, NO, and electron temperature. The coupling of a rotation, vibration and dissociation (CRVD) model was incorporated to take sufficiently into account the rotational nonequilibrium. The calculations were conducted for the same conditions as the experimental ones. From the calculated flow properties, emission spectra were re-constructed using the code for computing spectra of high temperature air “SPRADIAN”. Furthermore, rotational and vibrational temperatures of NO (0,1) were determined from a curve fitting method and compared with the computed results. Received 12 September 2001 / Accepted 18 February 2002     

Thermal shielding of a sphere from the action of a strong shock wave

The time-dependent interaction of an incident shock wave with a sphere is considered in the presence of a heat supply region ahead of the body. The reflected shock configuration and the flow pattern are numerically investigated. The efficiencies of heat shields of different shapes are compared with respect to the longitudinal force acting on the sphere.