A HYBRID SPECTRAL/FINITE VOLUME METHOD FOR VISCOUS FLOWS

Abstract

This paper presents a hybrid spectral/finite volume method for steady-state compressible viscous flows. The method is evaluated for accuracy via test cases for various Mach numbers. The domain is divided into a viscous region and an inviscid region. The viscous region uses the full Navier-Stokes equations, while the inviscid region employs the Euler equations. A high order Chebyshev collocation spectral method is developed for the viscous region to resolve boundary layers. This method avoids the dense grids needed by finite-volume methods to resolve the viscous areas. A low order finite-volume method based on a Lax-Wendroff type scheme is employed for the inviscid region. A special interface formulation is developed for coupling the spectral with the finite-volume method. Comparisons with analytic results as well as convergence histories are presented.