Acta mathematica scientia,Series B ›› 2009, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 1677-1683.doi: 10.1016/S0252-9602(10)60010-0

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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE XZ TAURI SUPERSONIC ASTROPHYSICAL JET

 Carl L. Gardner, Steven J. Dwyer   

  1. School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 85287, USA
  • Received:2009-10-31 Online:2009-11-20 Published:2009-11-20

Abstract:

Computational gas dynamical simulations using the WENO-LF method are applied to modeling the high Mach number astrophysical jet XZ Tauri, including the effects of radiative cooling. Mach 55 simulations of the pulsed proto-jet are presented and analyzed in terms of interacting nonlinear waves: terminal Mach disks, bow shocks, and Meshkov-Richtmyer instabilities of the leading jet contact boundary.

Key words: astrophysical jets, ENO method, gas dynamics

CLC Number: 

  • 76N15
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