Computational methods for unsteady flows are discussed. These range from standard to modern advanced approaches. An extensive overview of temporal discretizations is given. Then adaptive time stepping approaches are outlined, including adjoint based methods. Spatial schemes are discussed, including modern higher order and resolution approaches. Numerical techniques for both density and pressure-based solvers are considered. The critical issue of numerical smoothing and its control are outlined. Also, the strong relationship between grid topology and solution accuracy is considered for a range of numerical schemes. Simultaneous equations solvers and also boundary conditions are discussed. For the latter there is a strong focus on non-reflective conditions. A survey of work suggests that even though a wide range of schemes is found, just small subsets of these find practical use.


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    Title :

    Computational Methods for Unsteady Flows


    Additional title:

    Fluid Mechanics, Appl.


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2014-01-01


    Size :

    60 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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