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An adaptive finite element method for the calculation of transonic potential flows was developed. A residual based error indicator is complemented by a shock indicator. For a good shock resolution mesh refinement as well as moving nodes were needed. An analysis of the method and computational results are given.
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Göhner, U., Warnecke, G. A shock indicator for adaptive transonic flow computations. Numer. Math. 66, 423–448 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01385706
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