A Shock-Fitting Primer

A Shock-Fitting Primer presents the proper numerical treatment of shock waves and other discontinuities. It comprehensively covers various shock-fitting techniques and describes the historical path that lead to the current theory of shock waves. The author introduces key techniques using a simple scalar equation and then extends to a more complex system of equations. He also presents a new, simplified shock-fitting method and compares it to the standard technique. The text includes many end-of-chapter problems and examples, such as piston motion and steady supersonic flows. The accompanying CD-ROM provides MATLAB ® codes that illustrate the shock-fitting techniques discussed in the book.

Manuel D. Salas is a distinguished research associate at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA. During his tenure at NASA, Mr. Salas was head of the theoretical aerodynamics branch, chief scientist for fluid dynamics, director of high performance computing, and principal investigator for the hypersonic aerodynamic program. He was also director of the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE) from 1996 to 2002.