Nemchinov–Dyson solutions of the two-dimensional axisymmetric inviscid compressible flow equations

We investigate the two-dimensional (2D) inviscid compressible flow equations in axisymmetric coordinates, constrained by an ideal gas equation of state. Beginning with the assumption that the 2D velocity field is space–time separable and linearly variable in each corresponding spatial coordinate, we proceed to derive an infinite family of elliptic or hyperbolic, uniformly expanding or contracting “gas cloud” solutions. Construction of specific example solutions belonging to this family is dependent on the solution of a system of nonlinear, coupled, second-order ordinary differential equations and the prescription of an additional physical process of interest (e.g., uniform temperature or uniform entropy flow). The physical and computational implications of these solutions as pertaining to quantitative code verification or model qualification studies are discussed in some detail.