Beautiful CFD Simulation: Compressible Flow over a Cylinder

I recently saw this cool CFD simulation of supersonic flow over a cylinder in a channel.
Credit: Matthias Maier. Here's a link to the full video of the simulation:
• Supersonic (Mach 3) fl...

[@abdulrhmanaun]

Wow that's awesome

[@lih3391]

If it's Mach 3, why isn't the shockwave a sharper cone? So cool though!

[@FluidMatters]

Yes, I posted this for its aesthetics. I have no idea how accurate this simulation is.

[@ChemEDan]

Front is normal shock, oblique on the sides