ARTIFICIAL COMPRESSIBILITY 3-D NAVIER-STOKES SOLVER FOR UNSTEADY INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOWS WITH HYBRID GRIDS

作者:Vrahliotis Socrates; Pappou Theodora; Tsangaris Sokrates*
来源:Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2012, 6(2): 248-270.
DOI:10.1080/19942060.2012.11015419

摘要

An unsteady incompressible numerical method for the solution of Navier-Stokes equations is presented. The finite volume solver adopts the method of artificial compressibility, using an implicit dual time stepping scheme for time accuracy. The 2D solver operates on general hybrid meshes containing triangles and quadrilaterals, while the 3D solver operates on hybrid meshes containing tetrahedra, pyramids, prisms and hexahedra. The developed algorithms for spatial discretization and time integration are mesh transparent. An upwind spatial discretization scheme is used for the convective terms and a central scheme for the diffusive terms. Efficient calculation of flow fluxes is implemented in an edge-wise fashion. A new combined method for efficient and accurate evaluation of variable gradients is achieved by using an averaging technique and by avoiding multiple spatial integration of the same element of the mesh. The results obtained agree well with numerical solutions obtained by other researchers.

  • 出版日期2012-6