Numerical evaluation of an efficient ROE scheme and chemical models for chemically reacting nozzle flows in thermal equilibrium

An efficient Roe-type flux-difference scheme for chemically reacting inviscid compressible flow in thermal equilibrium is presented. The numerical scheme is validated. Three well known chemical models are compared. The set of testcases concerned quasi one-dimensional hypersonic nozzle flows, with and without strong normal Shockwaves.