scholarly journals Convergence Acceleration of Iterative Algorithms for Solving Navier–Stokes Equations on Structured Grids

Author(s):  
Sergey Martynenko
2003 ◽  
pp. 55-82
Author(s):  
M. Despotovic ◽  
Milun Babic ◽  
D. Milovanovic ◽  
Vanja Sustersic

This paper describes a three-dimensional compressible Navier-Stokes code, which has been developed for analysis of turbocompressor blade rows and other internal flows. Despite numerous numerical techniques and statement that Computational Fluid Dynamics has reached state of the art, issues related to successful simulations represent valuable database of how particular tech?nique behave for a specifie problem. This paper deals with rapid numerical method accurate enough to be used as a design tool. The mathematical model is based on System of Favre averaged Navier-Stokes equations that are written in relative frame of reference, which rotates with constant angular velocity around axis of rotation. The governing equations are solved using finite vol?ume method applied on structured grids. The numerical procedure is based on the explicit multistage Runge-Kutta scheme that is coupled with modem numerical procedures for convergence acceleration. To demonstrate the accuracy of the described numer?ical method developed software is applied to numerical analysis of flow through impeller of axial turbocompressor, and obtained results are compared with available experimental data.


1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Gerlinger ◽  
Dieter Bru¨ggemann

A multigrid method for convergence acceleration is used for solving coupled fluid and turbulence transport equations. For turbulence closure a low-Reynolds-number q-ω turbulence model is employed, which requires very fine grids in the near wall regions. Due to the use of fine grids, convergence of most iterative solvers slows down, making the use of multigrid techniques especially attractive. However, special care has to be taken on the strong nonlinear turbulent source terms during restriction from fine to coarse grids. Due to the hyperbolic character of the governing equations in supersonic flows and the occurrence of shock waves, modifications to standard multigrid techniques are necessary. A simple and effective method is presented that enables the multigrid scheme to converge. A strong reduction in the required number of multigrid cycles and work units is achieved for different test cases, including a Mack 2 flow over a backward facing step.


Author(s):  
Bruce M. Boghosian ◽  
Luis M. Fazendeiro ◽  
Jonas Lätt ◽  
Hui Tang ◽  
Peter V. Coveney

We present new methods for the determination of periodic orbits of general dynamical systems. Iterative algorithms for finding solutions by these methods, for both the exact continuum case, and for approximate discrete representations suitable for numerical implementation, are discussed. Finally, we describe our approach to the computation of unstable periodic orbits of the driven Navier–Stokes equations, simulated using the lattice Boltzmann equation.


Author(s):  
Soo Hyung Park ◽  
Chun-ho Sung ◽  
Jang Hyuk Kwon

An efficient implicit multigrid method is presented for the Navier-Stokes and k-ω turbulence equations. Freezing and limiting strategies are applied to improve the robustness and convergence of the multigrid method. In this work, the eddy viscosity and strongly nonlinear production terms of turbulence are frozen in the coarser grids by passing down the values without update of them. The turbulence equations together with the Navier-Stokes equations, however, are consecutively solved on the coarser grids in a loosely coupled fashion. A simple limit for k is also introduced to circumvent slow-down of convergence. Numerical results for the unseparated and separated transonic airfoil flows show that all computations converge well to nine order of magnitude of error without any robustness problem and the computing time is reduced to a factor of about 3 by the present multigrid method.


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