Abstract: Two-dimensional compressible flow field for the interaction of shocks with cylinder interface is directly simulated by using Ghost Fluid method (Ghost) and γ-model method, respectively, with the same discrete order in space and time. Numerical results are compared with the experimental results. They are almost alike in the beginning time and show the right position of interface, right strength and velocity of shocks. With the time developing, the effect of large numerical dissipation of γ-model method becomes greater and greater while the low numerical dissipation of Ghost method makes it efficient to simulate the moving interface well. Comparison with experiments proves that Ghost method is better than γ-model method in simulating the problem of interface instability.

Key words: Level Set method, Ghost Fluid methed, γ-model method, R-M instability