Premium
Calculation of flows using three‐dimensional overlapping grids and multigrid methods
Author(s) -
Tu J. Y.,
Fuchs L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620380207
Subject(s) - multigrid method , discretization , grid , finite volume method , mathematics , numerical analysis , rotational symmetry , flow (mathematics) , compressibility , computer science , computational fluid dynamics , mathematical optimization , algorithm , geometry , mathematical analysis , partial differential equation , mechanics , physics
A computational methodology combining overlapping grid techniques with multigrid methods has been developed for three‐dimensional flow calculations in or around complex geometries. The computational accuracy, efficiency and capability of the present approach are investigated in this paper. The incompressible Navier–Stokes equations are discretized using a finite volume method on a semi‐staggered grid. The discrete problem is solved by a multigrid algorithm. Some numerical examples are chosen for evaluating numerical accuracy: (a) a straight pipe for which the exact solution is known; (b) curved pipes where previous experimental and numerical data are available; (c) an axisymmetric sudden expansion. The performance of the multigrid method on overlapping grids is assessed. Several cases of flows in stationary and time‐dependent complex geometries are given to demonstrate the capability and the potential of the methods that we employ.