Accurate and efficient numerical prediction of stationary and traveling shock waves via Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be achieved with the application of solution based mesh adaptation (refinement and coarsening). It has been thus far very difficult to efficiently predict moving shock waves of different strengths within the same fluid in a computational domain. Proposed numerical method is based on a shock-detecting approach that uses values of the Mach number normal to a shock as a shock-identification parameter to track both stationary and moving shock waves of different strengths. This paper discusses the implementation of a version of this approach, coupled with the application of a new filtering technique, to filter out cells spuriously marked for refinement. The new approach is tested in 2D and 3D shock tube test problems, and then applied to a 3D problem of tracking of a weak portion of a blast wave from a tank gun propagating toward the crew. The prediction of propagation of both strong and weak shock waves originating from the firing of a ballistic weapon using CFD can be a valuable tool in the evaluation of artillery system, tank and fighting vehicle designs. Transient numerical simulations are carried out using the general purpose CFD code FLUENT, version 6.3. Numerical values of hull surface pressures are compared with experimental data, and favorable agreement is found.
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