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A high‐order accurate discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for laminar low Mach number flows
Author(s) -
Nigro A.,
Renda S.,
De Bartolo C.,
Hartmann R.,
Bassi F.
Publication year - 2012
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.3732
Subject(s) - mach number , discretization , discontinuous galerkin method , laminar flow , reynolds number , mathematics , airfoil , finite element method , galerkin method , computational fluid dynamics , vortex shedding , transonic , mathematical analysis , mathematical optimization , mechanics , physics , aerodynamics , turbulence , thermodynamics
SUMMARY In this paper we present a discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method designed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of laminar flow simulations at low Mach numbers using an implicit scheme. The algorithm is based on the flux preconditioning approach, which modifies only the dissipative terms of the numerical flux. This formulation is quite simple to implement in existing implicit DG codes, it overcomes the time‐stepping restrictions of explicit multistage algorithms, is consistent in time and thus applicable to unsteady flows. The performance of the method is demonstrated by solving the flow around a NACA0012 airfoil and on a flat plate, at different low Mach numbers using various degrees of polynomial approximations. Computations with and without flux preconditioning are performed on different grid topologies to analyze the influence of the spatial discretization on the accuracy of the DG solutions at low Mach numbers. The time accurate solution of unsteady flow is also demonstrated by solving the vortex shedding behind a circular cylinder at the Reynolds number of 100. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.