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Title: Iterated upwind schemes for gas dynamics

Journal Article · · Journal of Computational Physics
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  1. Loughborough University, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU (United Kingdom)

A class of high-resolution schemes established in integration of anelastic equations is extended to fully compressible flows, and documented for unsteady (and steady) problems through a span of Mach numbers from zero to supersonic. The schemes stem from iterated upwind technology of the multidimensional positive definite advection transport algorithm (MPDATA). The derived algorithms employ standard and modified forms of the equations of gas dynamics for conservation of mass, momentum and either total or internal energy as well as potential temperature. Numerical examples from elementary wave propagation, through computational aerodynamics benchmarks, to atmospheric small- and large-amplitude acoustics with intricate wave-flow interactions verify the approach for both structured and unstructured meshes, and demonstrate its flexibility and robustness.

OSTI ID:
21167744
Journal Information:
Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 228, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2008.08.008; PII: S0021-9991(08)00429-4; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English