First-Order Hyperbolic System Method for Time-Dependent Advection-Diffusion Problems

Abstract

A time-dependent extension of the first-order hyperbolic system method [J. Comput. Phys., 227 (2007)[315-352] for advection-diffusion problems is introduced. Diffusive/viscous terms are written and discretized as a hyperbolic system, which recovers the original equation in the steady state. The resulting scheme orders advantages over traditional schemes: a dramatic simplification in the discretization, high-order accuracy in the solution gradients, and orders-of-magnitude convergence acceleration. The hyperbolic advection-diffusion system is discretized by the second-order upwind residual-distribution scheme in a unified manner, and the system of implicit-residual-equations is solved by Newton's method over every physical time step. The numerical results are presented for linear and nonlinear advection-diffusion problems, demonstrating solutions and gradients produced to the same order of accuracy, with rapid convergence over each physical time step, typically less than five Newton iterations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA606728

Entities

People

  • Alireza Mazaheri
  • Hiroaki Nishikawa

Organizations

  • National Institute of Aerospace

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Eigenvalues
  • Electronic Mail
  • Equations
  • Linear Systems
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Nonlinear Systems
  • Relaxation Time
  • Reynolds Number
  • Space Sciences
  • Steady State
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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