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Explicit formulations for evaluation of velocity gradients using boundary‐domain integral equations in 2D and 3D viscous flows
Author(s) -
Gao XiaoWei
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1431
Subject(s) - mathematics , domain (mathematical analysis) , mathematical analysis , integral equation , boundary (topology) , singular integral , compressibility , stokes flow , flow (mathematics) , boundary element method , geometry , physics , mechanics , thermodynamics , finite element method
In this paper, explicit boundary‐domain integral equations for evaluating velocity gradients are derived from the basic velocity integral equations. A free term is produced in the new strongly singular integral equation, which is not included in recent formulations using the complex variable differentiation method (CVDM) to compute velocity gradients ( Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids 2004; 45 :463–484; Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids 2005; 47 :19–43). The strongly singular domain integrals involved in the new integral equations are accurately evaluated using the radial integration method (RIM). Considerable computational time for evaluating integrals of velocity gradients can be saved by using present formulation than using CVDM. The formulation derived in this paper together with those presented in reference ( Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids 2004; 45 :463–484) for 2D and in ( Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids 2005; 47 :19–43) for 3D problems constitutes a complete boundary‐domain integral equation system for solving full Navier–Stokes equations using primitive variables. Three numerical examples for steady incompressible viscous flow are given to validate the derived formulations. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.