Shock structure in the 14 moment system of extended thermodynamics with high order closure based on the maximum entropy principle

An analysis of the shock structure in the 14 moment system of extended thermodynamics with first, second and third order closure based on the maximum entropy principle (MEP) is presented, as a follow up of a recent investigation of the shock structure in the 13 moment system with first and second MEP-based closure. It is seen that when adopting higher order closures, the strength of the subshock that appears in the shock structure profile for large enough Mach numbers is remarkably reduced with respect to what is found with the first order closure, and the overall profile of the shock structure solution is in better agreement with experimental results.