An analysis and comparison of the time accuracy of fractional‐step methods for the Navier–Stokes equations on staggered grids

Fractional‐step methods solve the unsteady Navier–Stokes equations in a segregated manner, and can be implemented with only a single solution of the momentum/pressure equations being obtained at each time step, or with the momentum/pressure system being iterated until a convergence criterion is attained.The time accuracy of such methods can be determined by the accuracy of the momentum/pressure coupling, irrespective of the accuracy to which the momentum equations are solved. It is shown that the time accuracy of the basic projection method is first‐order as a result of the momentum/pressure coupling, but that by modifying the coupling directly, or by modifying the intermediate velocity boundary conditions, it is possible to recover second‐order behaviour. It is also shown that pressure correction methods, implemented in non‐iterative or iterative form and without special boundary conditions, are second‐order in time, and that a form of the non‐iterative pressure correction method is the most efficient for the problems considered. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

风与柔性结构流固耦合作用的预处理方法研究

针对强耦合方法求解风与柔性结构流固耦合作用时,大量计算资源都耗费在对强耦合方程求解中这一弊端,本文研究了强耦合方程的预处理求解方法。在风与柔性结构流固耦合作用的强耦合整体方程的基础上,将时空离散和线性化后的类似结构方程看成是鞍点问题,首先推导得到了类似结构方程的预处理矩阵;再基于此推导出了强耦合整体方程的预处理矩阵。首先采用预处理方法对经典二维流固耦合问题进行了计算,验证了提出的预处理矩阵的正确性;然后对风与三维膜结构的流固耦合作用进行了分析,评估了所提出预处理方法的相关计算参数。计算结果表明,所提出的预处理方法可使强耦合整体方程的求解在计算精度和计算效率上都得到较大提升,证明本文提出的预处理方法适用于风与柔性结构的流固耦合分析。     

A hybrid vertex-centered finite volume/element method for viscous incompressible flows on non-staggered unstructured meshes

This paper proposes a hybrid vertex-centered finite volume/finite element method for solution of the two dimensional (2D) incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on unstructured grids.An incremental pressure fractional step method is adopted to handle the velocity-pressure coupling.The velocity and the pressure are collocated at the node of the vertex-centered control volume which is formed by joining the centroid of cells sharing the common vertex.For the temporal integration of the momentum equations,an implicit second-order scheme is utilized to enhance the computational stability and eliminate the time step limit due to the diffusion term.The momentum equations are discretized by the vertex-centered finite volume method (FVM) and the pressure Poisson equation is solved by the Galerkin finite element method (FEM).The momentum interpolation is used to damp out the spurious pressure wiggles.The test case with analytical solutions demonstrates second-order accuracy of the current hybrid scheme in time and space for both velocity and pressure.The classic test cases,the lid-driven cavity flow,the skew cavity flow and the backward-facing step flow,show that numerical results are in good agreement with the published benchmark solutions.     

Solution of the discretized incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with the GMRES method

We describe some experiences using interative solution methods of GMRES type to solve the discretized Navier-Stokes equations. The discretization combined with a pressure correction scheme leads to two different systems of equations: the momentum equations and the pressure equation. It appears that a fast solution method for the pressure equation is obtained by applying the recently proposed GMRESR method, or GMRES combined with a MILU preconditioner. The diagonally scaled momentum equations are solved by GMRES(m), a restarted version of GMRES.     

A CELL VERTEX ALGORITHM FOR THE INCOMPRESSIBLE NAVIER–STOKES EQUATIONS ON NON-ORTHOGONAL GRIDS

The steady, incompressible Navier–Stokes (N–S) equations are discretized using a cell vertex, finite volume method. Quadrilateral and hexahedral meshes are used to represent two- and three-dimensional geometries respectively. The dependent variables include the Cartesian components of velocity and pressure. Advective fluxes are calculated using bounded, high-resolution schemes with a deferred correction procedure to maintain a compact stencil. This treatment insures bounded, non-oscillatory solutions while maintaining low numerical diffusion. The mass and momentum equations are solved with the projection method on a non-staggered grid. The coupling of the pressure and velocity fields is achieved using the Rhie and Chow interpolation scheme modified to provide solutions independent of time steps or relaxation factors. An algebraic multigrid solver is used for the solution of the implicit, linearized equations. A number of test cases are anlaysed and presented. The standard benchmark cases include a lid-driven cavity, flow through a gradual expansion and laminar flow in a three-dimensional curved duct. Predictions are compared with data, results of other workers and with predictions from a structured, cell-centred, control volume algorithm whenever applicable. Sensitivity of results to the advection differencing scheme is investigated by applying a number of higher-order flux limiters: the MINMOD, MUSCL, OSHER, CLAM and SMART schemes. As expected, studies indicate that higher-order schemes largely mitigate the diffusion effects of first-order schemes but also shown no clear preference among the higher-order schemes themselves with respect to accuracy. The effect of the deferred correction procedure on global convergence is discussed.     

Numerical studies of slow viscous rotating flow past a sphere. II

The Navier–Stokes equations, which are the governing equations for a steady, viscous, incompressible fluid rotating about the z-axis with angular velocity ω, are linearized using the Oseen approximation. Two parameters, namely the Reynolds number Re = Ua/v and Re_ω = 2ωa²/v (the Reynolds number w.r.t. rotation), enter the linearized equations. These equations are solved by the Peaceman–Rachford ADI method and the resulting algebraic equations are solved by the SOR method. Streamlines are plotted and compared with the Oseen solution for the non-rotating case. The magnitude of the vorticity vector with increasing θ is also plotted.     

A momentum coupling method for the unsteady incompressible Navier–Stokes equations on the staggered grid

A new numerical method is developed to efficiently solve the unsteady incompressible Navier–Stokes equations with second-order accuracy in time and space. In contrast to the SIMPLE algorithms, the present formulation directly solves the discrete x- and y-momentum equations in a coupled form. It is found that the present implicit formulation retrieves some cross convection terms overlooked by the conventional iterative methods, which contribute to accuracy and fast convergence. The finite volume method is applied on the fully staggered grid to solve the vector-form momentum equations. The preconditioned conjugate gradient squared method (PCGS) has proved very efficient in solving the associate linearized large, sparse block-matrix system. Comparison with the SIMPLE algorithm has indicated that the present momentum coupling method is fast and robust in solving unsteady as well as steady viscous flow problems. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Convergence acceleration of segregated algorithms using dynamic tuning additive correction multigrid strategy

A convergence acceleration method based on an additive correction multigrid–SIMPLEC (ACM‐S) algorithm with dynamic tuning of the relaxation factors is presented. In the ACM‐S method, the coarse grid velocity correction components obtained from the mass conservation (velocity potential) correction equation are included into the fine grid momentum equations before the coarse grid momentum correction equations are formed using the additive correction methodology. Therefore, the coupling between the momentum and mass conservation equations is obtained on the coarse grid, while maintaining the segregated structure of the single grid algorithm. This allows the use of the same solver (smoother) on the coarse grid. For turbulent flows with heat transfer, additional scalar equations are solved outside of the momentum–mass conservation equations loop. The convergence of the additional scalar equations is accelerated using a dynamic tuning of the relaxation factors. Both a relative error (RE) scheme and a local Reynolds/Peclet (ER/P) relaxation scheme methods are used. These methodologies are tested for laminar isothermal flows and turbulent flows with heat transfer over geometrically complex two‐ and three‐dimensional configurations. Savings up to 57% in CPU time are obtained for complex geometric domains representative of practical engineering problems. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Nonlinear aeroelastic stability analysis of wind turbine blade with bending–bending–twist coupling

In this study, the nonlinear aeroelastic stability of wind turbine blade with bending–bending–twist coupling has been investigated for composite thin-walled structure with pretwist angle. The aerodynamic model used here is the differential dynamic stall nonlinear ONERA model. The nonlinear aeroelastic equations are reduced to ordinary equations by Galerkin method, with the aerodynamic force decomposition by strip theory. The nonlinear resulting equations are solved by a time-marching approach, and are linearized by small perturbation about the equilibrium point. The nonlinear aeroelastic stability characteristics are investigated through eigenvalue analysis, nonlinear time domain response, and linearized time domain response.     

Simulating two-dimensional turbulent flow by using the κ–ϵ model and the vorticity–streamfunction formulation

A numerical procedure to solve turbulent flow which makes use of the κ–? model has been developed. The method is based on a control volume finite element method and an unstructured triangular domain discretization. The velocity-pressure coupling is addressed via the vorticity-streamfunction and special attention is given to the boundary conditions for the vorticity. Wall effects are taken into account via wail functions or a low-Reynolds-number model. The latter was found to perform better in recirculation regions. Source terms of the κ and ε transport equations have been linearized in a particular way to avoid non-realistic solutions. The vorticity and streamfunction discretized equations are solved in a coupled way to produce a faster and more stable computational procedure. Comparison between the numerical predictions and experimental data shows that the physics of the flow is correctly simulated.     

Linearized and non‐linear acoustic/viscous splitting techniques for low Mach number flows

Computation of the acoustic disturbances generated by unsteady low‐speed flow fields including vortices and shear layers is considered. The equations governing the generation and propagation of acoustic fluctuations are derived from a two‐step acoustic/viscous splitting technique. An optimized high order dispersion–relation–preserving scheme is used for the solution of the acoustic field. The acoustic field generated by a corotating vortex pair is obtained using the above technique. The computed sound field is compared with the existing analytic solution. Results are in good agreement with the analytic solution except near the centre of the vortices where the acoustic pressure becomes singular. The governing equations for acoustic fluctuations are then linearized and solved for the same model problem. The difference between non‐linear and linearized solutions falls below the numerical error of the simulation. However, a considerable saving in CPU time usage is achieved in solving the linearized equations. The results indicate that the linearized acoustic/viscous splitting technique for the simulation of acoustic fluctuations generation and propagation by low Mach number flow fields seems to be very promising for three‐dimensional problems involving complex geometries. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Accurate 3D viscous incompressible flow calculations with the FEM

A second-order-accurate (in both time and space) formulation is developed and implemented for solution of the three-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes equations involving high-Reynolds-number flows past complex configurations. For stabilization, only a fourth-order-accurate artificial dissipation term in the momentum equations is used. The finite element method (FEM) with an explicit time-marching scheme based on two-fractional-step integration is used for solution of the momentum equations. The element-by-element (EBE) technique is employed for solution of the auxiliary potential function equation in order to ease the memory requirements for matrix. The cubic cavity problem, the laminar flow past a sphere at various Reynolds numbers and the flow around the fuselage of a helicopter are successfully solved. Comparison of the results with the low-order solutions indicates that the flow details are depicted clearly even with coarse grids. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fundamental solutions of the streamfunction–vorticity formulation of the Navier–Stokes equations

A new boundary element procedure is developed for the solution of the streamfunction–vorticity formulation of the Navier–Stokes equations in two dimensions. The differential equations are stated in their transient version and then discretized via finite differences with respect to time. In this discretization, the non-linear inertial terms are evaluated in a previous time step, thus making the scheme explicit with respect to them. In the resulting discretized equations, fundamental solutions that take into account the coupling between the equations are developed by treating the non-linear terms as in homogeneities. The resulting boundary integral equations are solved by the regular boundary element method, in which the singular points are placed outside the solution domain.     

METHOD–OF–LINES SOLUTION OF TIME–DEPENDENT TWO–DIMENSIONAL NAVIER–STOKES EQUATIONS

A novel approach to the development of a code for the solution of the time-dependent two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations is described. The code involves coupling between the method of lines (MOL) for the solution of partial differential equations and a parabolic algorithm which removes the necessity of iterative solution on pressure and solution of a Poisson-type equation for the pressure. The code is applied to a test problem involving the solution of transient laminar flow in a short pipe for an incompressible Newtonian fluid. Comparisons show that the MOL solutions are in good agreement with the previously reported values. The proposed method described in this paper demonstrates the ease with which the Navier–Stokes equations can be solved in an accurate manner using sophisticated numerical algorithms for the solution of ordinary differential equations (ODEs).     

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF COUPLED THERMAL AND FLOW PROBLEMS WITH APPLICATIONS TO CONTRACTION DESIGN

The finite element method and the Newton–Raphson solution algorithm are combined to solve the momentum, mass and energy conservation equations for coupled flow problems. Design sensitivities for a generalised response function with respect to design parameters which describe shape, material property and load data are evaluated via the direct differentiation method. The efficiently computed sensitivities are verified by comparison with computationally intensive, finite difference sensitivity approximations. The design sensitivities are then used in a numerical optimization algorithm to minimize the pressure drop in flow through contractions. Both laminar and turbulent flows are considered. In the turbulent flow problems the time-averaged momentum and mass conservati on equations are solved using a mixing length turbulence model.     

3D free‐surface flow computation using a RANSE/Fourier–Kochin coupling

A coupling method for numerical calculations of steady free‐surface flows around a body is presented. The fluid domain in the neighbourhood of the hull is divided into two overlapping zones. Viscous effects are taken in account near the hull using Reynolds‐averaged Navier–Stokes equations (RANSE), whereas potential flow provides the flow away from the hull. In the internal domain, RANSE are solved by a fully coupled velocity, pressure and free‐surface elevation method. In the external domain, potential‐flow theory with linearized free‐surface condition is used to provide boundary conditions to the RANSE solver. The Fourier–Kochin method based on the Fourier–Kochin formulation, which defines the velocity field in a potential‐flow region in terms of the velocity distribution at a boundary surface, is used for that purpose. Moreover, the free‐surface Green function satisfying this linearized free‐surface condition is used. Calculations have been successfully performed for steady ship‐waves past a serie 60 and then have demonstrated abilities of the present coupling algorithm. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Finite-Element simulation of the start-up problem for a viscoelastic fluid in an eccentric rotating cylinder geometry using a third-order upwind scheme

We numerically simulate the flow field of a dilute polymeric solution using a finitely extendable nonlinear elastic (FENE) dumbbell model. A third-order accurate finite element upwind scheme is used to discretize the convection term in the FENE dumbbell equations for the configuration tensor. The numerical scheme also avoids unphysical negative values for diagonal components of the configuration tensor. The FENE dumbbell equations are solved along with the momentum and continuity equations at small Reynolds numbers with an accuracy of second order in time. In this work we apply this numerical technique to the motion of a viscoelastic fluid in an eccentric rotating cylinder geometry. We obtain the velocity and the polymer contribution to the stress fields as a function of time, and also examine the steady solutions. A particular focus is the influence of coupling between changes in polymer conformation and changes in the flow that occurs as the polymer concentration is increased to a level where the polymer contribution to the zero-shear viscosity of the solution is equal to that of the solvent.This research was supported under grants from the National Science Foundation and the San Diego Supercomputer Center.     

FV/MC混合算法求解轴对称钝体后湍流流场

介绍一种有限容积／Monte Carlo结合求解湍流流场的相容的混合算法．有限容积法求解Reynolds平均的动量方程和能量方程，Monte Carlo方法求解模化的脉动速度—频率—标量联合的PDF方程．将该算法发展到无结构网格，探讨了在无结构网格中实现两种方法的耦合，包括颗粒定位，颗粒场和平均场之间数据交换等问题．并以二维轴对称钝体后湍流流场作为算例，比较了计算结果与实验结果．     

Solution of the incompressible mass and momentum equations by application of a coupled equation line solver

This paper describes an iterative technique for solving the coupled algebraic equations for mass and momentum conservation for an incompressible fluid flow. The technique is based on the simultaneous solution for pressure and velocity along lines. In a manner similar to ADI methods for a single variable, the solution domain is entirely swept line-by-line in each co-ordinate direction successively until a converged solution is obtained. The tight coupling between the equations that is guaranteed by the method results in an economical solution of the equation set.