Development of a Two-Dimensional/Axisymmetric Implicit Navier-Stokes Solver Using Flux-Difference Splitting Concepts and Fully General Geometry

Résumé du livre

Theoretical background and several basic test cases are presented for a new, timedependent Navier-Stokes solver for two-dimensional and axisymmetric flows. The goal of the effort is to invoke state-of-the-art computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technology to improve modeling of viscous phenomenal and to increase the robustness of CFD analysis. The original motivation was inadequate representation of supersonic ramp-induced separation by existing CFD codes. The present work addresses that inadequacy by using modern numerical methods which accurately model signal propagation in high-speed fluid flow. This technique solves the Navier-Stokes equations in general curvilinear coordinates in a four-sided domain bounded by a wall, and upper boundary opposite the wall, an inflow boundary, and an outflow boundary. The interior algorithm is a flux-difference splitting method similar to that of Yang, Lombard, and Bershader, but is blended into a second order, implicit factored delta form. With implicitly treated boundary conditions, the solution is performed using a block tridiagonal method followed by an explicit updating of the boundaries. The resulting scheme satisfies the global conversation requirement to within the order of accuracy of the algorithm. The grid is generated using a relaxation Poisson solver. A systematic and rigorous development of the complete method is presented. Initial steps in code validation include successful reproduction of Couette and Blasius solutions.