An Implicit Scheme for Solving Unsteady Boltzmann Model Equation

An Implicit Scheme for Solving Unsteady Boltzmann Model Equation

Year:    2019

Author:    Chunxin Li, Xiaowei Li, Dan Zhang, Chunxin Li, Zhihui Li, Dan Zhang, Zhihui Li

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 12 (2019), Iss. 2 : pp. 594–606

Abstract

When solving hyperbolic Boltzmann model equation with discrete velocity models (DVM), the strong discontinuity of the velocity distribution function can be captured well by utilizing the non-oscillatory and non-free parameter dissipation (NND) finite difference scheme. However, most NND scheme solvers march in time explicitly, which compromise the computation efficiency due to the limitation of stability condition, especially when solving unsteady problems. In order to improve the efficiency, an implicit scheme based on NND is presented in this paper. Linearization factors are introduced to construct the implicit scheme and to reduce the stencil size. With the help of dual time-stepping method, the convergence rate of unsteady rarefied flow simulation can be massively improved. Numerical tests of steady and unsteady supersonic flow around cylinders are computed in different flow regimes. Results are shown to prove the validity and efficiency of the  implicit scheme.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.OA-2018-0016

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 12 (2019), Iss. 2 : pp. 594–606

Published online:    2019-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    13

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Author Details

Chunxin Li

Xiaowei Li

Dan Zhang

Chunxin Li

Zhihui Li

Dan Zhang

Zhihui Li