ISSN:
0271-2091
Keywords:
Navier-Stokes equations
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Rigid sphere
;
Finite difference schemes
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Accuracy
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Multigrid
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Defect corrections
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Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
A nested non-linear multigrid algorithm is developed to solve the Navier-Stokes equations which describe the steady incompressible flow past a sphere. The vorticity-streamfunction formulation of the Navier-Stokes equations is chosen. The continuous operators are discretized by an upwind finite difference scheme. Several algorithms are tested as smoothing steps. The multigrid method itself provides only a first-order-accurate solution. To obtain at least second-order accuracy, a defect correction iteration is used as outer iteration. Results are reported for Re = 50, 100, 400 and 1000.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fld.1650110403
