A New Approach for Error Reduction in the Volume Penalization Method

A New Approach for Error Reduction in the Volume Penalization Method

Year:    2014

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 16 (2014), Iss. 5 : pp. 1181–1200

Abstract

A new approach for reducing error of the volume penalization method is proposed. The mask function is modified by shifting the interface between solid and fluid by $√νη$ toward the fluid region, where ν and η are the viscosity and the permeability, respectively. The shift length $√νη$ is derived from the analytical solution of the one-dimensional diffusion equation with a penalization term. The effect of the error reduction is verified numerically for the one-dimensional diffusion equation, Burgers' equation, and the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. The results show that the numerical error is reduced except in the vicinity of the interface showing overall second-order accuracy, while it converges to a non-zero constant value as the number of grid points increases for the original mask function. However, the new approach is effective when the grid resolution is sufficiently high so that the boundary layer, whose width is proportional to $√νη$, is resolved. Hence, the approach should be used when an appropriate combination of ν and η is chosen with a given numerical grid.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.220513.070514a

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 16 (2014), Iss. 5 : pp. 1181–1200

Published online:    2014-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    20

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