Abstract:
Some problems of Euler equations have self-similar solutions which can be solved by more accurate method. The current paper proposes two new numerical methods for Euler equations with self-similar and quasi self-similar solutions respectively, which can use existing difference schemes for conservation laws and do not need to redesign specified schemes. Numerical simulations were implemented on one-dimensional shock tube problems, two-dimensional Riemann problems, shock reflection from a solid wedge, and shock refraction at a gaseous interface. For self-similar equations, one-dimensional results are almost equal to the exact solutions, and two-dimensional results also exhibit considerable high resolution. For quasi self-similar equations, the method can solve solutions that are not but close to self-similar, i.e., quasi self-similar, and this method can also achieve very high resolution when computing time is long enough. Numerical simulations to self-similar and quasi self-similar Euler equations have important implications on the study of self-similar problems, development of high resolution schemes, and even the research on exact solutions of Euler equations.