Droplet break-up through an oblique shock wave (Q2564122)

The authors study in a two-dimensional configuration the interaction of a two-phase flow with a wedge where a stationary shock wave is settled initially. Before the introduction of the dispersed phase, the flow around the wedge is a supersonic one-phase flow such as an attached stationary shock wave is present. Then the dispersed phase is introduced upstream the initial position of the stationary shock wave, and it is found that introduced particles weaken the shock wave. This is accentuated by droplet break-up occurring across the shock wave.