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THE USE OF CLASSICAL LAX-FRIEDRICHS RIEMANN SOLVERS WITH DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHODS

Conference ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/fld.334· OSTI ID:775574
While conducting a von Neumann stability analysis of discontinuous Galerkin methods we found that the standard Lax-Friedrichs (LxF) Riemann solver is unstable for all time-step sizes. A simple modification of the Riemann solver's dissipation returns the method to stability. Furthermore, the method has a smaller truncation error than the corresponding method with an upwind flux for the RK2-DG(1) method. These results are confirmed upon testing.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
775574
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-01-1282
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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