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A parametric study of Mach reflection in steady flows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 1997

H. LI  and
G. BEN-DOR
H. LI
Affiliation:
Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
G. BEN-DOR
Affiliation:
Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Abstract

The flow fields associated with Mach reflection wave configurations in steady flows are analysed, and an analytical model for predicting the wave configurations is proposed. It is found that provided the flow field is free of far-field downstream influences, the Mach stem heights are solely determined by the set-up geometry for given incoming-flow Mach numbers. It is shown that the point at which the Mach stem height equals zero is exactly at the von Neumann transition. For some parameters, the flow becomes choked before the Mach stem height approaches zero. It is suggested that the existence of a Mach reflection not only depends on the strength and the orientation of the incident shock wave, as prevails in von Neumann's three-shock theory, but also on the set-up geometry to which the Mach reflection wave configuration is attached. The parameter domain, beyond which the flow gets choked and hence a Mach reflection cannot be established, is calculated. Predictions based on the present model are found to agree well both with experimental and numerical results.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 341 , 25 June 1997 , pp. 101 - 125
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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