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Reliable estimation of shock position in shock-capturing compressible hydrodynamics codes

Conference ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2009-365· OSTI ID:956678
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory
The displacement method for estimating shock position in a shock-capturing compressible hydrodynamics code is introduced. Common estimates use simulation data within the captured shock, but the displacement method uses data behind the shock, making the estimate consistent with and as reliable as estimates of material parameters obtained from averages or fits behind the shock. The displacement method is described in the context of a steady shock in a one-dimensional lagrangian hydrodynamics code, and demonstrated on a piston problem and a spherical blast wave.The displacement method's estimates of shock position are much better than common estimates in such applications.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
956678
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-08-08056; LA-UR-08-8056
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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