Presents an approach which is of renewed interest to the community and outlines the historical evolution of the method
Illustrates in detail the differences among various shock-fitting schemes for structured and unstructured grids
Describes state-of-the-art applications of shock-fitting methods
Authored by leading experts in the field of computational fluid dynamics

Autorentext
Dr. Marcello Onofri is a Professor at the University of Rome's Department of Mechanics and Aeronautics and is a world renowned expert in the area of shock fitting.

Inhalt
Part1. Floating Shock-Fitting.- Chapter6. Shock-Fitting Analysis.- Chapter7. Steady and Unsteady Shock Interactions by Shock Fitting Approach.- Part2. Recent Developments in Shock-Fitting Techniques for Unstructured Grids.- Chapter8. Basic Elements of Unstructured Shock-Fitting: Results Achieved and Future Developments.- Chapter9. SF: an Open Source Object-Oriented Platform for Unstructured Shock-Fitting Methods.- Chapter10. Shock-Fitting and Predictor-Corrector Explicit ALE Residual Distribution.- Chapter11. A Shock-Fitting Technique for ALE Finite Volume Methods on Unstructured Dynamic Meshes.- Chapter12. Inserting a Shock Surface into An Existing Unstructured Mesh.- Chapter13. ShockWave Detection Based on the Theory of Characteristics. Part1: Tributo to Gino Moretti.- Chapter1. Gino Moretti: a Man for all Seasons.- Chapter2. A Renaissance Man: Personality and Generosity of a Dear Friend.- Chapter3. Gino Moretti at GASL, Brooklyn Poly, and the Later Years.- Chapter4. Gino Moretti, the Maestro of Gas Dynamics.- Chapter5. ThereWas a Conference in Europe. <p