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Title: A freestream-preserving fourth-order finite-volume method in mapped coordinates with adaptive-mesh refinement

Journal Article · · Computers and Fluids
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  1. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States). Computational Fluid Dynamics and Propulsion Lab.
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Applied Numerical Algorithms Group

We present a fourth-order accurate finite-volume method for solving time-dependent hyperbolic systems of conservation laws on mapped grids that are adaptively refined in space and time. Some novel considerations for formulating the semi-discrete system of equations in computational space are combined with detailed mechanisms for accommodating the adapting grids. Furthermore, these considerations ensure that conservation is maintained and that the divergence of a constant vector field is always zero (freestream-preservation property). The solution in time is advanced with a fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. A series of tests verifies that the expected accuracy is achieved in smooth flows and the solution of a Mach reflection problem demonstrates the effectiveness of the algorithm in resolving strong discontinuities.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC52-07NA27344; EE0006086
OSTI ID:
1378703
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1245246
Journal Information:
Computers and Fluids, Vol. 123, Issue C; ISSN 0045-7930
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 19 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Correction: A Fourth-Order Finite-Volume Method with Adaptive Mesh Refinement for the Multifluid Plasma Model conference January 2018