Numerical simulation of an energy deposition zone in quiescent air and in a supersonic flow under the conditions of interaction with a normal shock

The potential of using the Euler equations to numerically simulate the evolution of localized energy deposition zones interacting with a normal shock in quiescent air and in a supersonic channel flow is demonstrated. Simulation results are compared with available experimental data for an optical discharge in quiescent air and with results calculated for a supersonic flow using the Navier-Stokes equations with allowance for real gas effects. The possibility of predicting gasdynamic effects using the T - and q -models of energy deposition for perfect gas is justified. The variation of the gasdynamic structure and flow parameters near an energy deposition zone developing in a quiescent medium and interacting with a normal shock is analyzed in detail for different energy deposition powers.