A solution algorithm using Hamiltonian paths and strand grids is presented for turbulent flows and unsteady flow calculations around representative geometries initially consisting of a mixed-element unstructured surface mesh. Line-based reconstruction schemes and approximate factorization techniques are robustly implemented on unstructured grids. The Baldwin–Lomax and Spalart–Allmaras turbulence models are integrated to the present method for both two- and three-dimensional flows, and the predicted aerodynamic flows are validated by comparing against those obtained from established solvers and/or experiments. In addition, time-accurate methods with dual-time-stepping strategies are explored to predict flows over canonical time-dependent problems. It is observed that a various high-order-type reconstruction scheme can be used on “lines” constructed from purely unstructured grids in the current framework, along with good spatial and temporal accuracy.


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    Title :

    Turbulent and Unsteady Flows on Unstructured Line-Based Hamiltonian Paths and Strands Grids


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    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 55 , 6 ; 1986-2001


    Publication date :

    2017-04-07


    Size :

    16 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English