Numerical Simulation of the Transition from Regular to Mach Reflection of Oblique Shocks
Davide RUOCCHIO, Alberto GUARDONE
Abstract. We use a rectangular computational domain to study numerically the transition from regular to Mach reflection of oblique shock waves in steady The SU2 solver is used to solve the 2D Euler equation, where the desired shock conditions are obtained by imposing suitable boundary conditions. Results for the Mach stem height compare fairly well with those obtained on the conventional wedge geometry. Accurate Mach stem height requires a domain large enough to resolve the sonic throat.
Keywords
Oblique Shock Reflection, Transition Criteria, SU2, Mach Stem
Published online 7/20/2026, 4 pages
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Citation: Davide RUOCCHIO, Alberto GUARDONE, Numerical Simulation of the Transition from Regular to Mach Reflection of Oblique Shocks, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 69, pp 217-220, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904251-38
The article was published as article 38 of the book CEAS – AIDAA Conference 2025
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