非均匀矩形网格的局部网格细化LBM算法研究

传统的格子玻尔兹曼方法 (LBM),特别是基于均匀正方形网格的经典单松弛计算模型(SLBM),其算法鲁棒性和数值稳定性较差,限制了LBM的发展和应用.而网格细化策略可以有效缓解这一窘境,但是传统LBM中网格细化必然会导致计算效率骤降,计算设备要求攀高.为了解决这一问题,文章基于非均匀矩形网格结构,结合插值LBM算法的思路,在保证物面处和流动变化剧烈区域的局部网格细化以及计算精度的前提下,提出了25点拉格朗日插值LBM算法.以经典顶盖驱动方腔内流为算例,开展了包括不同网格分辨率和插值格式的对比分析研究.验证算例既包括了定常流动的数值模拟,也涉及了非定常周期性流动的求解.计算结果表明,相较于其他插值格式,拉格朗日插值格式表现优异;文章局部网格细化工作可以确保物面处及流动变化剧烈区域流动细节的捕捉;数值模拟算法可以为数值仿真提供可信的计算结果;同时大幅降低了总网格数量.因此很大程度上提升了计算效率;数值模拟方法鲁棒性较好,适用于包括定常和非定常流动的数值模拟.     

重叠网格方法的研究进展

从网格装配和插值计算两个主要方面对现有的重叠网格方法进行了综述.首先,从挖洞方法和建立嵌入网格关系环节的寻点技术出发归纳和介绍了网格装配方法;其次,介绍了数值迭代过程中的插值计算方法,并特别讨论了插值守恒性以及插值计算精度等问题;另外,对重叠网格方法的并行计算和应用成果也作了介绍;最后,通过总结认为重叠网格方法在改进网格装配方法、改善插值和并行计算效率等方面仍需进一步研究.     

基于建筑风场数值模拟的网格层块加密法

在建筑风场的数值模拟中,当前普遍采用的离散网格多是计算前一次性布置的固定网格,通常很难适应实际流场变量的变化要求.为提高数值模拟的精度,基于结构化同位网格系统及控制容积离散微分方程的方法,将适应性网格局部加密(AMR)的思想引入到采用压力校正迭代算法的建筑风场模拟中,提出了一种半自适应的层块网格加密方法.该方法可结合误差分析对误差较大的区域网格实行自动判别并实施逐层块状加密.算例分析表明,该方法能在较高的效益下提高数值解的精度.     

基于单元相交的混合网格精确守恒插值方法

基于网格切割思想,发展了二维/三维混合网格条件下的单元相交算法,可精确计算任意两个多边形/多面体的交集。在此基础上,实现了基于单元相交(CIB/DC)的精确守恒插值算法。二维和三维验证算例表明,该方法能够保证插值过程中计算域内物理量的严格守恒,且具有比常规二阶插值更高的精度。     

飞行器流场与结构温度场耦合数值分析

利用高精度的有限体积迎风格式TVD来求解超声速流场，利用有限元方法求解固壁的温度场，流场与结构温度场互为边界条件交换数据，实现流场解算与温度场解算的耦合数值分析，耦合方法研究表明气动加热问题属于强耦合，耦合迭代直接影响温度平衡时间，因此采用小时问步的耦合计算可以准确预测高速飞行器的气动加热。     

含泥质夹层油藏蒸汽注采过程的自适应网格算法研究

根据泥质夹层的低渗特性及空间分布，本文提出了一种含泥质夹层油藏网格渗透率的粗化计算方法，并在此基础上，将自适应网格算法应用于含泥质夹层油藏的数值模拟，提升其计算效率．在计算过程中，网格的动态划分仅依据流体物理量的变化，泥质夹层区域不全部采用细网格，仅针对流动锋面处的泥质夹层采用细网格，其余泥质夹层处采用不同程度的粗网格．相较于传统算法，网格数大幅下降．数值算例表明，自适应网格算法的计算结果精度与全精细网格一致，能够准确模拟出泥质夹层对于流体的阻碍作用，同时计算效率得到大幅提升，约为全精细网格算法的3~7 倍．     

爆炸冲击波强间断问题的高阶伪弧长算法研究

为了提高对冲击波强间断处的分辨率,通过引入弧长参数,使网格自适应地朝着间断处移动,并结合高精度WENO数值格式,进而达到了对大梯度物理量的高分辨率捕捉。针对网格移动造成的非均匀和非正交现象,通过坐标变换,使得计算过程在均匀正交的计算空间中进行。通过和有限体积下的数值结果对比,结合数值误差分析,可以看到高阶伪弧长数值算法不仅保证了高精度而且对间断的捕捉更加明显,在间断附近解的整体光滑性较好,网格的自适应移动使得解的奇异性得到了削弱,因此可以削弱高阶格式容易引起数值振荡这个缺点。最后采用高阶伪弧长算法计算了化学反应流问题,结果表明高阶伪弧长算法有着较快的收敛率,对于解决爆炸与冲击强间断问题有着较为明显的优势。     

非结构重叠网格方法研究及应用

航空、航天和兵器技术等领域的研究中存在大量包含运动边界的流场。非结构重叠网格方法是一种高效的处理动边界问题的新方法。围绕相对运动的每个物体单独生成非结构网格,在网格重叠区域通过搜索和插值完成网格系之间的信息传递,提出了动态八叉树搜索算法,发展了绝对坐标系和相对坐标系相结合的流场求解方式,采用二阶精度Van Leer/Hanel格式和四阶Runge-Kutta法分别进行空间和时间离散,形成了一种新的非结构重叠网格算法。对三维Riemann问题的求解结果与精确解能很好吻合,证明了本文的重叠网格算法具有较好的时空离散精度和插值精度。对7.62mm步枪射击过程进行了数值模拟,描述了弹丸离开膛口后膛口流场的发展过程,与实验结果体现的发展过程较为吻合,验证了本文提出的非结构网格算法体系具有较好的计算性能,是研究含动边界复杂流场的一种有效手段。     

THE PROGRESS OF THE OVERLAPPING GRID TECHNIQUES

从网格装配和插值计算两个主要方面对现有的重叠网格方法进行了综述。首先,从挖洞方法和建立嵌入网格关系环节的寻点技术出发归纳和介绍了网格装配方法;其次,介绍了数值迭代过程中的插值计算方法,并特别讨论了插值守恒性以及插值计算精度等问题;另外,对重叠网格方法的并行计算和应用成果也作了介绍;最后,通过总结认为重叠网格方法在改进网格装配方法、改善插值和并行计算效率等方面仍需进一步研究。     

基于分区拼接网格技术高升力装置流场数值模拟

针对高升力装置构型模型结构复杂、流场变化剧烈等特点,本文采用分区拼接网格的思想分别按照流场和结构拓扑特点对高升力装置进行了网格分区。在分区的基础上逐块生成网格,减小了增升装置网格的生成难度,提高了网格质量,减少了网格数目。首先,研究了高升力装置的分区策略及流场特点;接着以MD30P-30N多段翼型为研究算例研究了网格比例和插值方法对计算结果的影响。经过分析对比可知:外部区域与近壁区域之间的比例不宜小于1:5;内部域网格比例不宜超过1:1.8,最好保持在1:1左右;计算中应该采用高阶精度插值以保证计算精度。采用某四段翼型进行了验证;最后采用NASA标准高升力装置进行了三维高升力装置流场数值模拟并与相应风洞实验数据及对接网格计算结果进行了比较与分析,验证了拼接网格技术的高效性与可靠性。同时分析研究了绕三维增升装置的流动及其周围复杂的粘性流动现象。     

气体动理学格式与多尺度流动模拟

介绍了气体动理学格式(GKS)的基本构造原理及其在两种典型多尺度流动模拟中的应用。GKS利用介观BGK方程的跨尺度演化解来构造网格界面上的数值通量,从而发展出能随计算网格尺度变化自动切换物理模型的多尺度方法。对湍流这种宏观多尺度流动,发展了高精度GKS方法并成功用于低雷诺数湍流的直接数值模拟;为实现对高雷诺数湍流的高效精细模拟,基于拓展BGK方程和已有的RANS,LES模型建立了新型多尺度模拟框架。对跨流域稀薄流动,发展了适合大规模并行的三维统一气体动理学格式(UGKS),并建立了适合轴对称稀薄流动的UGKS。研究表明,GKS在多尺度流动高效模拟中的优异性能,具有很好的发展前景。     

Conservative high precision pseudo arc-length method for strong discontinuity of detonation wave

A hyperbolic conservation equation can easily generate strong discontinuous solutions such as shock waves and contact discontinuity. By introducing the arc-length parameter, the pseudo arc-length method(PALM) smoothens the discontinuous solution in the arc-length space. This in turn weakens the singularity of the equation. To avoid constructing a high-order scheme directly in the deformed physical space, the entire calculation process is conducted in a uniform orthogonal arc-length space. Furthe...     

Scientific post hoc and in situ visualisation of high-order polynomial solutions from massively parallel simulations

This paper presents two recent numerical tools developed respectively to perform traditional post-processing and more advanced in situ processing of high-order polynomial data generated by massively parallel finite element codes. For post-processing and visualisation of high-order solutions, we present a new ParaView plugin that integrates Gmsh used as an external library. This plugin therefore combines respectively ParaView's scalability in parallel and Gmsh's ability to apply h-refinement of the initial mesh followed by solution interpolation on the resulting visualisation grid, thus enabling parallel visualisation of any arbitrary high-order polynomial solutions in client–server mode. In a second stage, this capacity has been extended to an in situ interface based on the Catalyst library which enables in situ analysis and visualisation of high-order solutions. These new capacities are demonstrated with the visualisation of high-order solution of the unsteady flow generated by a discontinuous Galerkin method for an unsteady turbomachinery application.     

An efficient parallel and fully implicit algorithm for the simulation of transient free-surface flows of multimode viscoelastic liquids

The parallelization of a fully implicit and stable finite element algorithm with relative low memory requirements for the accurate simulation of time-dependent, free-surface flows of multimode viscoelastic liquids is presented. It is an extension of our multi-stage sequential solution procedure which is based on the mixed finite element method for the velocity and pressure fields, an elliptic grid generator for the deformation of the mesh, and the discontinuous Galerkin method for the viscoelastic stresses [Dimakopoulos and Tsamopoulos [12], [14]]. Each one of the above subproblems is solved with the Newton–Rapshon technique according to its particular characteristics, while their coupling is achieved through Picard cycles. The physical domain is graphically partitioned into overlapping subdomains. In the process, two different kinds of parallel solvers are used for the solution of the distributed set of flow and mesh equations: a multifrontal, massively parallel direct one (MUMPS) and a hierarchical iterative parallel one (HIPS), while viscoelastic stress components are independently calculated within each finite element. The parallel algorithm retains all the advantages of its sequential predecessor, related with the robustness and the numerical stability for a wide range of levels of viscoelasticity. Moreover, irrespective of the deformation of the physical domain, the mesh partitioning remains invariant throughout the simulation. The solution of the constitutive equations, which constitutes the largest portion of the system of the governing, non-linear equations, is performed in a way that does not need any data exchange among the cluster's nodes. Finally, indicative results from the simulation of an extensionally thinning polymeric solution, demonstrating the efficiency of the algorithm are presented.     

One dimensional finite element solutions for a Maxwell fluid

The one-dimensional flow of a Maxwell fluid is used to study several aspects of the numerical simulation of viscoelastic fluids. The numerical results are produced via a Galerkin finite element method of the mixed type and are compared with an analytic solution. The accuracy of the numerical solutions are evaluated with respect to variations in mesh refinement and changes in the interpolation order for the stress variables. Various convergence and accuracy problems associated with the chosen numerical schemes are noted and a tentative explanation for these difficulties is provided through use of an eigenvalue analysis.     

An improved Rhie–Chow interpolation scheme for the smoothed‐interface immersed boundary method

Rhie–Chow interpolation is a commonly used method in CFD calculations on a co‐located mesh in order to suppress non‐physical pressure oscillations arising from chequerboard effects. A fully parallelized smoothed‐interface immersed boundary method on a co‐located grid is described in this paper. We discuss the necessity of modifications to the original Rhie–Chow interpolation in order to deal with a locally refined mesh. Numerical simulation with the modified scheme of Choi shows that numerical dissipation due to Rhie–Chow interpolation introduces significant errors at the immersed boundary. To address this issue, we develop an improved Rhie–Chow interpolation scheme that is shown to increase the accuracy in resolving the flow near the immersed boundary. We compare our improved scheme with the modified scheme of Choi by parallel simulations of benchmark flows: (i) flow past a stationary cylinder; (ii) flow past an oscillating cylinder; and (iii) flow past a stationary elliptical cylinder, where Reynolds numbers are tested in the range 10–200. Our improved scheme is significantly more accurate and compares favourably with a staggered grid algorithm. We also develop a scheme to compute the boundary force for the direct‐forcing immersed boundary method efficiently. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

四节点四边形数值流形方法及其改进

本文对四节点四边形流形元提出了改进措施,将覆盖位移函数用自然坐标表示,使得在一般非规则有限数学覆盖网格下,数值积分变得比较容易,克服了现有四节点四边形流形单元数值积分困难的缺点。数值算例将其应用于复合材料数值模拟,计算结果表明,当覆盖位移函数采用完全一阶等参多项式时,计算精度较传统有限元法有很大改进。在力应集中或应力突变的区域,无需网格加密,只需提高覆盖位移函数的阶次即可。     

High-order curvilinear mesh generation technique based on an improved radius basic function approach

A high-order curvilinear hybrid mesh generation technique is developed for high-order numerical method (eg, discontinuous Galerkin method) applications to improve the accuracy for problems with curve boundary. The grid generation technique is based on an improved radius basic function (RBF) approach by which the straight-edge mesh is converted into high-order curve mesh. Firstly, an initial straight-edge mesh is prepared by traditional grid generation software. Then, high-order interpolation points are inserted into the mesh entities such as edges, faces, and cells according to the final demand of mesh order. To preserve the original geometry, the inserted points on solid wall are then projected onto the CAD model using an open source tool “Open Cascade.” Finally, other inserted points in the field near the solid wall are moved to appropriate positions by the improved RBF approach to avoid tangled cells. If we use the original RBF approach, then the inserted points on the edge and face entities normal to the solid boundary in the region of boundary layer will move to improper positions. To overcome this problem, a weighting based on the local grid aspect ratio between normal direction and tangential direction is introduced into the baseline RBF approach. Three typical configurations are tested to validate the mesh generator. Meanwhile, a third-order solution of subsonic flow over an analytical 3D body of revolution in the second International Workshop on High-Order CFD Methods is supplied by a discontinuous Galerkin solver. These numerical tests demonstrate the potential capability of present technique for high-order simulations of complex geometries.     

基于非结构/混合网格的高阶精度格式研究进展

尽管以二阶精度格式为基础的计算流体力学(CFD) 方法和软件已经在航空航天飞行器设计中发挥了重要的作用, 但是由于二阶精度格式的耗散和色散较大, 对于湍流、分离等多尺度流动现象的模拟, 现有成熟的CFD 软件仍难以给出满意的结果, 为此CFD 工作者发展了众多的高阶精度计算格式. 如果以适应的计算网格来分类, 一般可以分为基于结构网格的有限差分格式、基于非结构/混合网格的有限体积法和有限元方法,以及各种类型的混合方法. 由于非结构/混合网格具有良好的几何适应性, 基于非结构/混合网格的高阶精度格式近年来备受关注. 本文综述了近年来基于非结构/混合网格的高阶精度格式研究进展, 重点介绍了空间离散方法, 主要包括k-Exact 和ENO/WENO 等有限体积方法, 间断伽辽金(DG) 有限元方法, 有限谱体积(SV) 和有限谱差分(SD) 方法, 以及近来发展的各种DG/FV 混合算法和将各种方法统一在一个框架内的CPR (correctionprocedure via reconstruction) 方法等. 随后简要介绍了高阶精度格式应用于复杂外形流动数值模拟的一些需要关注的问题, 包括曲边界的处理方法、间断侦测和限制器、各种加速收敛技术等. 在综述过程中, 介绍了各种方法的优势与不足, 其间介绍了作者发展的基于"静动态混合重构" 的DG/FV 混合算法. 最后展望了基于非结构/混合网格的高阶精度格式的未来发展趋势及应用前景.