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An investigation into the three-dimensional propagation of the transmitted shock wave in a square cross-section chamber was described in this paper, and the work was carried out numerically by solving the Euler equations with a dispersion-controlled scheme. Computational images were constructed from the density distribution of the transmitted shock wave discharging from the open end of the square shock tube and compared directly with holographic interferograms available for CFD validation. Two cases of the transmitted shock wave propagating at different Mach numbers in the same geometry were simulated. A special shock reflection system near the corner of the square cross-section chamber was observed, consisting of four shock waves: the transmitted shock wave, two reflection shock waves and a Mach stem. A contact surface may appear in the four-shock system when the transmitted shock wave becomes stronger. Both the secondary shock wave and the primary vortex loop are three-dimensional in the present case due to the non-uniform flow expansion behind the transmitted shock.
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Communicated by Z.-Y. Han
Received: 6 July 2002, Accepted: 24 May 2003, Published online: 4 July 2003
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43.40.Nm
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Jiang, Z., Wang, C., Miura, Y. et al. Three-dimensional propagation of the transmitted shock wave in a square cross-sectional chamber. Shock Waves 13, 103–111 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-003-0197-y
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-003-0197-y