Implementation of a low-mach number modification for high-order finite-volume schemes for arbitrary hybrid unstructured meshes

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2016-06-30

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Simmons, N., Tsoutsanis, P., Gaylard, A. (2016) Implementation of a low-mach number modification for high-order finite-volume schemes for arbitrary hybrid unstructured meshes, Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Congress 2016 VII European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, 5 - 10th June 2016, Crete, Greece

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An implementation of a novel low-mach number treatment for high-order finite-volume schemes using arbitrary hybrid unstructured meshes is presented in this paper. Low-Mach order modifications for Godunov type finite-volume schemes have been implemented successfully for structured and unstructured meshes, however the methods break down for hybrid mesh topologies containing multiple element types. The modification is applied to the UCNS3D finite-volume framework for compressible flow configurations, which have been shown as very capable of handling any type of grid topology. The numerical methods under consideration are the Monotonic Upstream-Centered Scheme for Conservation Laws (MUSCL) and the Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory (WENO) schemes for two-dimensional mixed-element type unstructured meshes. In the present study the HLLC Approximate Riemann Solver is used with an explicit TVD Runge-Kutta 3rd-order method due to its excellent scalability. These schemes (up to 5th-order) are applied to well established two-dimensional and three-dimensional test cases. The challenges that occur when applying these methods to low-mach flow configurations is thoroughly analysed and possible improvements and further test cases are suggested.

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