Le Matematiche (May 1991)
Wave propagation in discrete kinetic theory
Abstract
The paper is a review of shock wave propagation problems for inert and chemically reacting gases in the framework of discrete velocity models (Discrete Boltzmann Equation, DBE). The paper is divided in two parts. The former deals with the formulation of shock wave problems and with a review of results. The latter takes into account open problems and addresses the reader to future lines of research.