Exact Solutions to Supersonic Flow onto a Solid Wedge

V. Elling () and T. -P. Liu ()
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V. Elling: Brown University, Division of Applied Mathematics
T. -P. Liu: Stanford University, Department of Mathematics

A chapter in Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Numerics, Applications, 2008, pp 101-112 from Springer

Abstract: Consider compressible fluid flow onto a solid wedge, symmetric in the flow direction (see Fig. 1). It is known from experiments and numerics that for supersonic flow, the time-asymptotic (steady) state consists of one straight shock on each side, emanating downstream. Each shock separates two constant-state regions, the upstream, and downstream area. The downstream area has higher density, but lower velocity, with direction tangential to the wedge surface. An alternative point of view is to consider flow parallel to a wall, up to a concave corner.

Keywords: Supersonic Flow; Strong Shock; Wedge Angle; Weak Shock; Shock Strength (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75712-2_8

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