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The flow field near the triple point in steady shock reflection

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This paper investigates the flow field near three intersecting shock waves appearing in steady Mach reflection. Results of numerical computations reveal a “von Neumann Paradox”—like feature for weak shock waves, in which the flow field between the reflected and the Mach stem is smooth with no distinct slip flow region and changes rather smoothly. An analytical solution of the Navier–Stokes equations constructed using a polar–coordinate system gives a flow field with the same properties as the numerical simulation.

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  1. Tokyo Denki University, Kanda, Tokyo, Japan

    A. Sakurai & M. Tsukamoto

  2. Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia

    D. Khotyanovsky & M. Ivanov

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Communicated by H. Kleine.

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Sakurai, A., Tsukamoto, M., Khotyanovsky, D. et al. The flow field near the triple point in steady shock reflection. Shock Waves 21, 267–272 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-011-0329-8

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