High-order compact finite-difference methods on general overset grids |
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Authors: | Scott E. Sherer James N. Scott |
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Affiliation: | aComputational Sciences Branch, Air Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, United States;bDepartment of Aerospace Engineering and Aviation, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States |
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Abstract: | This work investigates the coupling of a very high-order finite-difference algorithm for the solution of conservation laws on general curvilinear meshes with overset-grid techniques originally developed to address complex geometric configurations. The solver portion of the algorithm is based on Padé-type compact finite-differences of up to sixth-order, with up to 10th-order filters employed to remove spurious waves generated by grid non-uniformities, boundary conditions and flow non-linearities. The overset-grid approach is utilized as both a domain-decomposition paradigm for implementation of the algorithm on massively parallel machines and as a means for handling geometric complexity in the computational domain. Two key features have been implemented in the current work; the ability of the high-order algorithm to accommodate holes cut in grids by the overset-grid approach, and the use of high-order interpolation at non-coincident grid overlaps. Several high-order/high-accuracy interpolation methods were considered, and a high-order, explicit, non-optimized Lagrangian method was found to be the most accurate and robust for this application. Several two-dimensional benchmark problems were examined to validate the interpolation methods and the overall algorithm. These included grid-to-grid interpolation of analytic test functions, the inviscid convection of a vortex, laminar flow over single- and double-cylinder configurations, and the scattering of acoustic waves from one- and three-cylinder configurations. The employment of the overset-grid techniques, coupled with high-order interpolation at overset boundaries, was found to be an effective way of employing the high-order algorithm for more complex geometries than was previously possible. |
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Keywords: | High-order methods Overset-grid methods Interpolation Computational fluid dynamics |
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