Physics of Fluids

Researchers have shed light on the mechanism behind the dissipative solutions that appear in weak shock waves, explaining them from the perspective of entropy generation. The study examined the numerical thickness of shock waves as represented in the finite volume method, a widely used framework in computational fluid dynamics.

Researchers from Tohoku University have theoretically linked ignition and deflagration in a combustion system, unlocking new configurations for stable, efficient combustion engines due to the possible existence of any number of steady-state solutions.