THE ASYMPTOTIC PRESERVING UNIFIED GAS KINETIC SCHEME FOR GRAY RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS ON DISTORTED QUADRILATERAL MESHES

In this paper, we consider the multi-dimensional asymptotic preserving unified gas kinetic scheme for gray radiative transfer equations on distorted quadrilateral meshes. Different from the former scheme [J. Comput. Phys. 285(2015), 265-279] on uniform meshes, in this paper, in order to obtain the boundary fluxes based on the framework of unified gas kinetic scheme (UGKS), we use the real multi-dimensional reconstruction for the initial data and the macro-terms in the equation of the gray transfer equations. We can prove that the scheme is asymptotic preserving, and especially for the distorted quadrilateral meshes, a nine-point scheme [SIAM J. SCI. COMPUT. 30(2008), 1341-1361] for the diffusion limit equations is obtained, which is naturally reduced to standard five-point scheme for the orthogonal meshes. The numerical examples on distorted meshes are included to validate the current approach.     

Analytical solutions to detect the scheme dispersion for the coupled nonlinear equations

It is shown, how even particular traveling wave asymptotic solution may describe the defects on the shock wave profile caused by the dispersion features of the numerical scheme of the coupled nonlinear gas dynamics equations. For this purpose the coupled nonlinear partial differential equations or the so-called differential approximation of the scheme, are obtained, and a simplification of the method of differential approximation is suggested to obtain the desired asymptotic solution. The solution is used to study the roles of artificial viscosity and the refinement of the mesh for the suppression of the dispersion of the scheme.     

A Relaxation Scheme for Solving the Boltzmann Equation Based on the Chapman-Enskog Expansion

Abstract In [16] a visco-elastic relaxation system, called the relaxed Burnett system, was proposed by Jinand Slemrod as a moment approximation to the Boltzmann equation. The relaxed Burnett system is weaklyparabolic, has a linearly hyperbolic convection part, and is endowed with a generalized eotropy inequality. Itagrees with the solution of the Boltzmann equation up to the Burnett order via the Chapman-Enskog expansion. We develop a one-dimensional non-oscillatory numerical scheme based on the relaxed Burnett system forthe Boltzmann equation. We compare numerical results for stationary shocks based on this relaxation scheme,and those obtained by the DSMC (Direct Simulation Monte Carlo), by the Navier-Stokes equations and bythe extended thermodynamics with thirteen moments (the Grad equations). Our numerical experiments showthat the relaxed Burnett gives more accurate approximations to the shock profiles of the Boltzmann equationobtained by the DSMC, for a range of Mach numbers for hypersonic flows, th     

Asymptotic Expansions and Numerical Methods for Compressible and Low Mach Number Fluid Flow

The results of a formal asymptotic low Mach number analysis [5, 6] of the Euler equations of gas dynamics are used to extend the validity of a numerical method from the simulation of compressible inviscid flow fields to the low Mach number regime. Although, different strategies are applicable [7, 8, 5, 9] in this context we focus our view to a preconditioning technique recently proposed by Guillard and Viozat [16]. We present a finite volume approximation of the governing equations using a Lax‐Friedrichs scheme whereby a preconditioning of the incorporated numerical dissipation is employed. A discrete asymptotic analysis proves the validity of the scheme in the low Mach number regime.     

Asymptotic periodic solutions of some generalized Burgers equations

In this paper, we construct asymptotic periodic solutions of some generalized Burgers equations using a perturbative approach. These large time asymptotics(constructed) are compared with relevant numerical solutions obtained by a finite difference scheme.     

Une nouvelle méthode de relaxation pour les équations de Navier–Stokes compressibles

We consider the compressible Navier–Stokes equations for gas flows endowed with general pressure and temperature laws as long as they are compatible with the existence of an entropy and Gibbs relations. We extend the relaxation method introduced for the Euler equations by Coquel and Perthame. Keeping the same “sub-characteristic” conditions for the hyperbolic fluxes and using a consistent splitting of the diffusive fluxes based on a global temperature, we prove the stability of the relaxation system via the sign of the production of a suitable entropy. A first order asymptotic analysis around equilibrium states confirms the stability result. Finally, we present a numerical implementation of the method. To cite this article: E. Bongiovanni et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 336 (2003).     

Relaxation approximation to bed-load sediment transport

In this work we propose and apply a numerical method based on finite volume relaxation approximation for computing the bed-load sediment transport in shallow water flows, in one and two space dimensions. The water flow is modeled by the well-known nonlinear shallow water equations which are coupled with a bed updating equation. Using a relaxation approximation, the nonlinear set of equations (and for two different formulations) is transformed to a semilinear diagonalizable problem with linear characteristic variables. A second order MUSCL-TVD method is used for the advection stage while an implicit–explicit Runge–Kutta scheme solves the relaxation stage. The main advantages of this approach are that neither Riemann problem solvers nor nonlinear iterations are required during the solution process. For the two different formulations, the applicability and effectiveness of the presented scheme is verified by comparing numerical results obtained for several benchmark test problems.     

Unsteady motion of a spherical bubble in a complex fluid: Mathematical modelling and simulation

The nonlinear response of an oscillatory bubble in a complex fluid is studied. The bubble is immersed in a Newtonian liquid, which may have a dilute volume fraction of anisotropic additives such as fibers or few ppm of macromolecules. The constitutive equation for the fluid is based on a Maxwell model with an extensional viscosity for the viscous contribution. The model is considered new in the study of bubble dynamics in complex fluids. The numerical computation solves a system of three first order ordinary differential equations, including the one associated with the solution of the convolution integral, using a fifth order Runge–Kutta scheme with appropriated time steps. Asymptotic solutions of governing equation are developed for small values of the pressure forcing amplitude and for small values of the elastic parameter. A study of the bubble collapse radius is also presented. We compare the results predicted by our model with other model in the literature and a good agreement is observed. The calculated asymptotic solutions are also used to test the results of the numerical simulations. In addition, the orientation of the additives is considered. The angular probability density function is assumed to be a normal distribution. The results show that the model based on the fully aligned additives with the radial direction overestimates the tendency of the additives to stabilize the bubble motion, since the effect of extensional viscosity occurs due to the particle resistance to the movement throughout its longitudinal direction.     

Propagation of non-planar weak and strong shocks in a non-ideal relaxing gas

In this article, the kinematics of one-dimensional motion have been applied to construct evolution equations for non-planar weak and strong shocks propagating into a non-ideal relaxing gas. The approximate value of exponent of shock velocity, at the instant of shock collapse, obtained from systematic approximation method is compared with those obtained from characteristic rule and Guderley’s scheme. Computation of exponent is carried out for different values of van der Waals excluded volume. Effects of non-ideal and relaxation parameters on the wave evolution, governed by the evolution equations, are analyzed.

     

Continuum models of rarefied gas flows in problems of hypersonic aerothermodynamics

The limits of applicability of continuum flow models in the problem of the hypersonic rarefied gas flow over blunt bodies are determined by an asymptotic analysis of the Navier–Stokes equations, the numerical solution of the viscous shock layer equations and the numerical and asymptotic solution of the thin viscous shock layer equations for low Reynolds numbers. It is shown that the thin viscous shock layer model gives correct values of the skin friction coefficient and the heat transfer coefficient in the transitional to free-molecule flow regime. The asymptotic solutions, the numerical solutions obtained within the framework of different continuum models, and the results of a calculation by Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method are compared.     

稀相气固悬浮体越过沿平面匀速运动激波后的流动结构*

本文给出气固悬浮体中激波感生边界层的渐近数值分析,其中计及了作用于固体粒子的Saf-fman升力.研究结果表明粒子横越边界层的迁移导致了粒子轨道的交叉,因此对目前通用的含灰气体模型应做相应的修正.本文利用匹配渐近展开方法得到了匀速运动激波后方的两相侧壁边界层方程,详细描述了在Lagrange坐标下计算颗粒相流动参数的方法,并给出了粒子浓度很低情况下的数值结果.     

Simulation of wave processes in a vapor-liquid medium

Numerical methods for the simulation of nonlinear wave processes in a vapor-liquid medium with a model two-phase spherical symmetric cell, with a pressure jump at its external boundary are considered. The viscosity and compressibility of the liquid, as well as the space variation of pressure in the vapor, are neglected. The problem is described by the heat equations in the vapor and liquid, and by a system of ODEs for the velocity, pressure, and radius at the bubble boundary. The equations are discretized in space by an implicit finite-volume scheme on a dynamic adaptive grid with grid refinement near the bubble boundary. The total time derivative is approximated by a method of backward characteristics. “Nonlinear” iterations are implemented at each time step to provide a specified high accuracy. The results of numerical experiments are presented and discussed for the critical thermodynamic parameters of water, for some initial values of the bubble radius and pressure jump.     

Weak oscillations of a gas bubble in a spherical volume of compressible liquid

The following spherically symmetric problem is considered: a single gas bubble at the centre of a spherical flask filled with a compressible liquid is oscillating in response to forced radial excitation of the flask walls. In the long-wave approximation at low Mach numbers, one obtains a system of differential-difference equations generalizing the Rayleigh-Lamb-Plesseth equation. This system takes into account the compressibility of the liquid and is suitable for describing both free and forced oscillations of the bubble. It includes an ordinary differential equation analogous to the Herring-Flinn-Gilmore equation describing the evolution of the bubble radius, and a delay equation relating the pressure at the flask walls to the variation of the bubble radius. The solutions of this system of differential-difference equations are analysed in the linear approximation and numerical analysis is used to study various modes of weak but non-linear oscillations of the bubble, for different laws governing the variation of the pressure or velocity of the liquid at the flask wall. These solutions are compared with numerical solutions of the complete system of partial differential equations for the radial motion of the compressible liquid around the bubble.     

Numerical modelling of free surface flows in metallurgical vessels

A numerical model for simulating the transient behaviour of multi-fluid problems defined in 2D rectangular and cylindrical geometries is presented. The model uses a piecewise linear volume tracking scheme, and maintains sharp interfaces and captures fine-scale flow phenomena such as fragmentation and coalescence. The numerical model was applied to four problems of pyrometallurgical relevance – entrainment of matte in the flow of slag during skimming operations, splash resulting from a drop impinging on a bath, bubble rise in a liquid bath, and top-submerged gas injection. The numerical predictions are in good agreement with the published experimental results. The simulation of top-submerged gas injection showed, in detail, the phenomena of bubble formation, bubble rise, and splash drop formation and recoalescence with the bath. Data useful for engineering purposes such as pressure traces and time-averaged flow fields were obtained, allowing assessment of splash behaviour for given gas injection conditions. The numerical model has been shown to be versatile in being able to adapt to a wide range of multi-phase flow problems.     

Relaxation oscillations and diffusion chaos in the Belousov reaction

Asymptotic and numerical analysis of relaxation self-oscillations in a three-dimensional system of Volterra ordinary differential equations that models the well-known Belousov reaction is carried out. A numerical study of the corresponding distributed model-the parabolic system obtained from the original system of ordinary differential equations with the diffusive terms taken into account subject to the zero Neumann boundary conditions at the endpoints of a finite interval is attempted. It is shown that, when the diffusion coefficients are proportionally decreased while the other parameters remain intact, the distributed model exhibits the diffusion chaos phenomenon; that is, chaotic attractors of arbitrarily high dimension emerge.     

Asymptotic preserving HLL schemes

This work concerns the derivation of HLL schemes to approximate the solutions of systems of conservation laws supplemented by source terms. Such a system contains many models such as the Euler equations with high friction or the M1 model for radiative transfer. The main difficulty arising from these models comes from a particular asymptotic behavior. Indeed, in the limit of some suitable parameter, the system tends to a diffusion equation. This article is devoted to derive HLL methods able to approximate the associated transport regime but also to restore the suitable asymptotic diffusive regime. To access such an issue, a free parameter is introduced into the source term. This free parameter will be a useful correction to satisfy the expected diffusion equation at the discrete level. The derivation of the HLL scheme for hyperbolic systems with source terms comes from a modification of the HLL scheme for the associated homogeneous hyperbolic system. The resulting numerical procedure is robust as the source term discretization preserves the physical admissible states. The scheme is applied to several models of physical interest. The numerical asymptotic behavior is analyzed and an asymptotic preserving property is systematically exhibited. The scheme is illustrated with numerical experiments. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 27: 1396–1422, 2011     

Analysis of the cell boundary element methods for convection dominated convection-diffusion equations

We introduce two kinds of the cell boundary element (CBE) methods for convection dominated convection-diffusion equations: one is the CBE method with the exact bubble function and the other with inexact bubble functions. The main focus of this paper is on inexact bubble CBE methods. For inexact bubble CBE methods we introduce a family of numerical methods depending on two parameters, one for control of interior layers and the other for outflow boundary layers. Stability and convergence analysis are provided and numerical tests for inexact bubble CBEs with various choices of parameters are presented.     

A multiwave approximate Riemann solver for ideal MHD based on relaxation. I: theoretical framework

We present a relaxation system for ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) that is an extension of the Suliciu relaxation system for the Euler equations of gas dynamics. From it one can derive approximate Riemann solvers with three or seven waves, that generalize the HLLC solver for gas dynamics. Under some subcharacteristic conditions, the solvers satisfy discrete entropy inequalities, and preserve positivity of density and internal energy. The subcharacteristic conditions are nonlinear constraints on the relaxation parameters relating them to the initial states and the intermediate states of the approximate Riemann solver itself. The 7-wave version of the solver is able to resolve exactly all material and Alfven isolated contact discontinuities. Practical considerations and numerical results will be provided in another paper.     

Multiscale asymptotic expansions and numerical algorithms for the wave equations of second order with rapidly oscillating coefficients

In this paper, we discuss the multiscale analysis and numerical algorithms for the wave equations of second order with rapidly oscillating coefficients. The formal multiscale asymptotic expansions of the solutions for these problems in four specific cases are presented. Higher order corrector methods are constructed and associated explicit convergence rates are obtained in some cases. A multiscale numerical method and a symplectic geometric scheme are introduced. Finally, some numerical results and unsolved problems are presented, and these numerical results support strongly the convergence theorem of this paper.     

A Vanka-based parameter-robust multigrid relaxation for the Stokes–Darcy Brinkman problems

We consider a block-structured multigrid method based on Braess–Sarazin relaxation for solving the Stokes–Darcy Brinkman equations discretized by the marker and cell scheme. In the relaxation scheme, an element-based additive Vanka operator is used to approximate the inverse of the corresponding shifted Laplacian operator involved in the discrete Stokes–Darcy Brinkman system. Using local Fourier analysis, we present the stencil for the additive Vanka smoother and derive an optimal smoothing factor for Vanka-based Braess–Sarazin relaxation for the Stokes–Darcy Brinkman equations. Although the optimal damping parameter is dependent on meshsize and physical parameter, it is very close to one. In practice, we find that using three sweeps of Jacobi relaxation on the Schur complement system is sufficient. Numerical results of two-grid and V(1,1)-cycle are presented, which show high efficiency of the proposed relaxation scheme and its robustness to physical parameters and the meshsize. Using a damping parameter equal to one gives almost the same convergence results as these for the optimal damping parameter.