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Addition of Improved Shock-Capturing Schemes to OVERFLOW 2.1Existing approximate Riemann solvers do not perform well when the grid is not aligned with strong shocks in the flow field. Three new approximate Riemann algorithms are investigated to improve solution accuracy and stability in the vicinity of strong shocks. The new algorithms are compared to the existing upwind algorithms in OVERFLOW 2.1. The new algorithms use a multidimensional pressure gradient based switch to transition to a more numerically dissipative algorithm in the vicinity of strong shocks. One new algorithm also attempts to artificially thicken captured shocks in order to alleviate the errors in the solution introduced by "stair-stepping" of the shock resulting from the approximate Riemann solver. This algorithm performed well for all the example cases and produced results that were almost insensitive to the alignment of the grid and the shock.
Document ID
20090025446
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Burning, Pieter G.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Nichols, Robert H.
(Alabama Univ. Birmingham, AL, United States)
Tramel, Robert W.
(Kord Technologies, Inc. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 22, 2009
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics
Report/Patent Number
LF99-8992
AIAA Paper 2009-3988
Report Number: LF99-8992
Report Number: AIAA Paper 2009-3988
Meeting Information
Meeting: 19th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics
Location: San Antonio, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: June 22, 2009
End Date: June 25, 2009
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 644423.02.39.04.50
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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