SYSTEMATIC COMPARISON OF SEVERAL NUMERICAL SCHEMES FOR COMPLEX FLOW CALCULATIONS.

Wei Shyy*, Sanjay M. Correa

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A systematic comparison of several differencing schemes for the convection terms in high Reynolds number elliptic flow has been conducted. The schemes considered here are first-order upwinding, skew upwind differencing, second-order upwinding, second-order central differencing, and QUICK. The test cases were one- and two-dimensional model problems, laminar driven-cavity flows, and flows in complex geometries. Their performances in both Cartesian and body-fitted coordinates are considered, with emphasis on the different strengths of the different schemes. For steady-state high Reynolds number complex flow calculations, the second-order upwind scheme appears to be the best choice. In addition, the authors study the effects of the interaction between numerical schemes and grid distribution on numerical accuracy and stability.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAIAA Paper
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1985
Externally publishedYes

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