Numerical investigation of toroidal shock wave focusing in a cylindrical chamber

H. Teng*, Z. Jiang, Z. Han, S. H.R. Hosseini, K. Takayama

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)299-305
Number of pages7
JournalShock Waves
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DCD scheme
  • Spherical double Mach reflection
  • Toroidal shock wave focusing

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