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Vestn. Samar. Gos. Tekhn. Univ., Ser. Fiz.-Mat. Nauki [J. Samara State Tech. Univ., Ser. Phys. Math. Sci.], 2025 Volume 29, Number 3, Pages 503–515 (Mi vsgtu2166)

Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods and Software Complexes

Approximate solution to the Riemann problem in non-classical gas dynamics

M. R. Koroleva

Udmurt Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Izhevsk, 426067, Russian Federation

Abstract: This study considers an approach to construct an approximate solver for the non-classical Riemann problem. In this regime, the solution of the discontinuity decay problem may contain composite waves, including both classical and non-classical compression and rarefaction waves. The algorithm for finding the exact solution is based on a geometric representation of shock and rarefaction waves on isentropic curves and involves the repeated use of iterative methods to solve local tasks, such as identifying inflection points on isentropes, points of tangency between a straight line and a curve, intersection points, and others. A significant challenge when using iterative methods is the need to specify initial guesses that ensure method convergence. The approach proposed in this work is based on tabulating exact solutions for Riemann problems over a wide range of initial state parameters. These tabulated data are then used to find an approximate solution without requiring iterative methods. The approximate solver was successfully applied to solve two one-dimensional discontinuity decay problems in the non-classical domain.

Keywords: Riemann problem, non-classical gas dynamics, exact solution, approximate solution, solution geometric interpretation, tabulated data

UDC: 517.958:531.332

MSC: 76N15, 35L45

Received: February 26, 2025
Revised: April 5, 2025
Accepted: April 28, 2025
First online: September 2, 2025

Language: English

DOI: 10.14498/vsgtu2166



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