Detached shock refers to a type of shock wave that forms in a flow when the upstream flow conditions are supersonic and the shock wave does not connect directly to the surface of an object, but rather exists in the flow field away from the surface. This phenomenon often occurs in high-speed flows around blunt bodies where the shock separates from the body, leading to a complex flow structure characterized by a significant pressure drop and expansion of the flow downstream.
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