The use of distorting grids and flux splitting to model axisymmetric adiabatic explosions (Q761316)

A method for solving the adiabatic gasdynamic equations on an arbitrarily distorting axisymmetric grid is described. It is used to apply the exact Rankine-Hugoniot relations at the outer boundary of the grid so that non- spherical explosions can be followed accurately and cheaply. It is found that a flux splitting algorithm gives a reliable difference scheme for the transformed equations. The method is illustrated by applying it to explosions in exponential atmospheres. The ideas behind a convenient approximation for such phenomena are used to check the accuracy both of the code and the approximation itself. Some further uses for this type of scheme are indicated.