Abstract
We examine the behavior of shock wave propagation of circular (radial) dam break problems. A dam break problem represents a reservoir having two sides of water at rest initially with different depth separated by a wall, then water flows after the wall is removed. The behavior of shock wave propagation is investigated with respect to water levels and with respect to the speeds of the shock waves. To the author's knowledge, such investigation for circular dam break problems had never been done before. Therefore, this new work shall be important for applied computational mathematics and physics communities as well as fluid dynamic researchers. Based on our research results, the propagation speed of shock wave in a circular dam break is lower than that of shock wave in a planar dam break having the same initial water levels as in the circular dam break.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 012022 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Volume | 539 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 11th Conference of Theoretical Physics and Nonlinear Phenomena: From Universe to String's Scale, CTPNP 2014 - Surakarta, Indonesia Duration: 15 Feb 2014 → 15 Feb 2014 |