Verification and Validation

Verification Cases

Name	Description
Cosine nozzle	Converging/diverging nozzle
Double rarefaction	Riemann problem that has a double-rarefaction solution
Free fall	Acceleration of a fluid due to gravity
Hydrostatic pressure	Hydrostatic pressure distribution that develops under the influence of gravity
Lax shock tube	Lax shock tube test problem
Sedov blast wave	Sedov blast wave test problem
Sod shock tube	Classic Sod shock tube test problem
Square wave	Square wave problem
Stationary fluid	Steady-state solution obtained under no-flow conditions
Super sonic tube	Super sonic tube
Water hammer	Water hammer test problem
Woodward-Colella blast wave	Woodward-Colella blast wave problem

Validation cases are located in individual applications because THM does not come with realistic fluid properties.