Solution of the Riemann problem in two- and three-temperature gas dynamics (Q901860)

This paper deals with some approximate and exact Riemann solvers in two- and three-temperature gas dynamics. The numerical methods are designed without constructing a general equation of state for the medium and are based on the solution of the Riemann problem in one-temperature gas dynamics. In the Godunov's method which is widely used for the numerical solution of continuum mechanics problems an important role is played by the solution of the Riemann problem arising at the interface of two neighboring cells. These solutions can be approximate or exact.