A Numerical Method for Treating Fluid Flow in the Presence of Shocks

Abstract

This report describes a numerical method to calculate the flow of a compressible fluid in the presence of shocks. It is related to the method of von Neumann and Richtmyer and, to a lesser extent, to that of P. Lax. This method permits a number of variations which were compared by testing them on some analytically known one-dimensional flow patterns. The calculations were carried out on the Los Alamos "MANIAC".

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 19, 1955
Accession Number
ADA382679

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  • Rolf Landshoff

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  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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  • Difference Equations
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  • Fluid Flow
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  • Shock Tubes
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