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Discontinuous Galerkin Methods Applied to Shock and Blast Problems

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We describe procedures to model transient shock interaction problems using discontinuous Galerkin methods to solve the compressible Euler equations. The problems are motivated by blast flows surrounding cannons with perforated muzzle brakes. The goal is to predict shock strengths and blast over pressure. This application illustrates several computational difficulties. The software must handle complex geometries. The problems feature strong interacting shocks, with pressure ratios on the order of 1000 as well as weaker precursor shocks traveling rearward that also must be accurately captured. These aspects are addressed using anisotropic mesh adaptation. A shock detector is used to control the adaptation and limiting. We also describe procedures to track projectile motion in the flow by a level-set procedure.

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  1. Scientific Computation Research Center, Research Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA

    N. Chevaugeon, J. Xin, P. Hu, X. Li, J.E. Flaherty & M.S. Shephard

  2. Benet Laboratories, TACOM/ARDEC, U. S. Army , Watervliet, NY, 12189, USA

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Chevaugeon, N., Xin, J., Hu, P. et al. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods Applied to Shock and Blast Problems. J Sci Comput 22, 227–243 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10915-004-4138-4

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