NSMB Validation Cases
Flying ring
ATD3 Workshop 2022 free-flying ring test case, showing the ring crossing the curved shock wave in front of a cylinder.
Free-flight benchmark
Free-flying ring crossing a curved shock
The transient Mach-number field captures the ring’s motion through the curved bow shock, including the changing interaction between the ring, shock layer, and downstream wake.
Transient NSMB Mach-number field from the ATD3 Workshop 2022 free-flying ring benchmark.
Source figures
Vertical position comparison
Original plot and companion legend from the ATD3 free-flying ring comparison.
Vertical position comparison
Original comparison plot showing all solver curves and experimental measurements.
Complete series legend
Original legend listing every NSMB, TAU, NExT, MISTRAL, BLIZZARD, SU2-NEMO, and experimental series.