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Under Contours of, choose Pressure.. and Pressure Coefficient. Select the Filled option. Increase the number of contour levels plotted: set Levels to 100.

Click Display.

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Because the cylinder is cylindrical, we see that the Mach number behind the shockwave is uniform and equal to 2.2. Compare this to the corresponding analytical result.

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pressure coefficient profile is symmetry between the top and bottom of cylinder.

Plot Stream Function

Let's set the reference values necessary to calculate the pressure coefficient.

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