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On higher‐order mixed FEM for low Mach number flows: application to a natural convection benchmark problem
Author(s) -
Heuveline V.
Publication year - 2003
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.454
Subject(s) - mach number , discretization , mathematics , multigrid method , ansatz , finite element method , benchmark (surveying) , context (archaeology) , mathematical optimization , compressible flow , compressibility , computer science , mathematical analysis , physics , partial differential equation , mechanics , paleontology , geodesy , biology , mathematical physics , thermodynamics , geography
We consider higher‐order mixed finite elements with continuous pressures for the computation of stationary compressible flows at low Mach number. The proposed approach is based on a fully coupled treatment of the governing equations and therefore, for steady‐state calculations, does not rely on time‐stepping techniques. The non‐linear problem is solved by means of a quasi‐Newton iteration. The strongly coupled system resulting from higher‐order discretization of the linearized equations requires adequate solvers. We propose a new scheme based on multigrid methods with varying FEM ansatz orders on the grid hierarchy as well as multiplicative smoothers based on blocking techniques. Computational results are described for a benchmark configuration including a flow with heat transfer in the low Mach number regime. Furthermore, the issue of anisotropic grids is addressed in that context. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.