Questions tagged [fluid-dynamics]
The study of the properties of fluids and gases in motion
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Will we ever be able to control weather? [closed]
More specifically, will we be able to understand weather dynamics to such a computational detail that we will be able to influence the weather patterns? E.g. inducing rain during droughts over a ...
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How does Tannehill impose boundary conditions when coding the Parabolized Navier Stokes on an Implicit Finite Differences Scheme?
I'm trying to implement the scheme he describes on his book "Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer" on Chap.9 and I'm having trouble imposing BC.
I don’t get how he imposes them. I ...
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Adding wall friction to a 3D model - Stokes equation
Maybe that is not the best place for the following question, if such, let me know and sorry.
I would like to model the flow of expanding bentonite in a fracture following the given reference. In order ...
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The mathematical meaning of a zero gradient pressure boundary condition in the Navier-Stokes equations
I would like to solve the Navier-Stokes equations for the unsteady problem of the flow around a circular cylinder. I would like to understand how to write mathematically the boundary condition for the ...
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CFD in Python: Mesh Generation
I am trying to set up a 3D CFD scheme for thermal and flow modelling in Python using the finite volume method. The first concern is to build the geometry and an accompanying mesh that is efficient for ...
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The local and average Nusselt number in a square cavity
I am in the process of programming the local & average Nusselt number in a left vertical wall but my Matlab script gives me inappropriate values and it doesn't change with changing of Rayleigh ...
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Semi-lagrangian method for compressible fluid (non divergence free)
I am looking for a semi-Lagrangian method for advection with a non divergence free velocity field.
The equation is
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\frac{\partial C(x,t)}{\partial t} &= - \nabla \cdot (\vec{v}(x,t) ...
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Passing boundary conditions to solver
Quite broad question,
Currently building own Poisson solver subroutine for CFD solver.
Works smooth, the goal is to generalise the input and make it flexible.
Description of also:
Memory allocation.
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How can I correctly determine velocity of a point inside a grid after using mixed finite element method to solve Poisson equation?
I am using the mixed finite element method (MFEM) to solve the Poisson equation:
$$\Delta h = 0,$$where $h$ denotes hydraulic pressure. The MFEM could determine the normal flux rate, $q_n$, through ...
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Shock Capturing Methods for Shallow Water Equations
I am looking for some help finding a numerical solution to the shallow water equations:
$\partial_tu+\partial_x(u^2/2+g\eta)=0$
$\partial_t \eta+\partial_x(u\eta)=0$.
where $u$ is the depth averaged ...
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How to implement Lax-Friedrich flux splitting with WENO scheme
I'm working on modeling a shock wave using the Euler equation with an advanced Equation of state and the fifth order WENO scheme. The equation are set up on the form:
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\frac{\partial U}...
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Recommended CPU for CFD running parallel, FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator)
I am purchasing a new workstation to run FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator) simulations, a CFD code for thermally driven fluid flow.
Currently, I am using an Ubuntu Linux build with a Xeon E5-2630 v3 @ 2....
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TVD slope / flux limiters formulation
Even if the formulation is the same the TVD slope limiter can be applied:
to state reconstruction at the interface, in 1D FV formulation, we reconstruct the $Q^*_{j+1/2}$ and the $Q^*_{j-1/2}$ in the ...
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Can I use periodic boundary conditions for `U` but not for `p`?
Cross-posted from Stack Overflow. (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70686368/can-i-use-periodic-boundary-conditions-for-u-but-not-for-p)
I am trying to numerically compute the drag force around a ...
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Direct integration of 2D Euler Equations with Runge Kutta shows oscillating Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy coefficient. Stiff or Bug?
By writing the direct integration of the 2D Euler Equations in a wide and short box where the fluid enters and exits through the horizontal faces using the Runge Kutta O(4) method I have found that ...
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The effect of grid size on the total flux when solving Darcy flow with mixed finite element method
I am solving Darcy flow now with mixed finite element method. The Dary flow is
$$\begin{equation}\begin{aligned}k^{-1}\mathbf{q} + \nabla h=0, \text{ in } \Omega\\ %
\nabla\cdot \mathbf{q} = 0, \text{ ...
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Need help implementing constrained transport method for MHD riemann slver
I tried implementing constrained transport method to 1st order Godunov solver and when I run it on 2D rotor test case, the solver becomes unstable and crashed. The solver is able to maintain ...
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What are simple ways to simulate gas expansion from a pulsed nozzle into a vacuum?
I am doing a physics experiment that involves releasing gas from a reservoir into a vacuum chamber via a pulsed nozzle and I am interested in knowing what would be a simple (and reasonably accurate) ...
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Implementation of mixed hybrid finite element method
The mixed hybrid finite element method (MHFEM) is based on the mixed finite element method (MFEM). So, I'd recall the implementation of MFEM.
The mixed formulation of Poisson equation reads
$$\begin{...
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Possible to use Iterative FD methods to solve a transformed non square domain [matlab]?
For the 2-D Poisson equation $$-(u_{xx}+u_{yy}) = f \ \ \text{where} f = 1$$
For boundary conditions
$$\frac{\partial u}{\partial n} = 0 \ \text{on AB and AD}$$
$$ u = 0 \ \ \ \text{on BC and CD no-...
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Mineral dissolution and solute transport around a solid
I am trying to simulate solute transport of acid (HCl) and consequent mineral dissolution around a grain (calcite).
The governing equation for transport is the advection-diffusion equation, given as:
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Elementary matrix of Raviart-Thomas elements
We can use the $RT0$ to solve the Darcy equation, i.e.
$$k^{-1}\mathbf{u}+\nabla p = 0, \text{ in } \Omega,$$
$$-\nabla \cdot \mathbf{u} = 0, \text{ in } \Omega,$$
$$p = p_D \text{ on } \partial\Omega,...
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Test functions of Raviart-Thomas elements?
The test functions of general finite elements are like interpolation functions (if my understanding is correct). But how about test functions of Raviart-Thomas elements?
Let's raise the $RT0$ element ...
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What is the most suitable numerical approach for modelling multiphase flow with particle interactions?
If I want to build a solver for this following problem:
1. There is stagnant water governed by the Navier-Stokes equation in the domain.
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How to enforce fluid and solid dynamic coupling in fluid-structure interactions using the finite element method?
I apologize in advance if the question has been posted before or if it sounds a bit naive.
I am writing my own code in MATLAB for a staggered finite element solver for fluid-structure interaction ...
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Derivation of compressible volume-of-fluids formulation
I am trying to derivative the equations from [1] for a compressible Volume-of-fluids formulation but I am stuck in one of the last steps and would like to request some help to solve it.
The governing ...
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Solute transport around a solid obstacle
I am a newbie in CFD and single/multiphase flow and transport in general. As part of my quest to learn, I am trying to model solute transport around a solid object in the center of a 2D domain. The ...
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Instability at the boundary of a finite difference simulation of a hyperbolic PDE
I want to simulate the hyperbolic partial differential equation
$$W_{tt} + V W_{tx} + k_E V W_x + k W_t = 0,$$
but I am having trouble finding a discrete analog of this equation which is numerically ...
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Discontinuous pressure elements for incompressible Navier-Stokes
I am looking for some LBB-stable velocity-pressure combinations for incompressible Navier-Stokes where the pressure space is element-wise discontinuous, preferably with a linear variation elementwise. ...
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Good non oscilliatory derivatives for an exsisting grid
I'm calculating the entropy production of a shockwave by utilizing the equations:
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\sigma = J'_q\frac{\partial}{\partial x}\left(\frac{1}{T}\right) +\frac{1}{T}\frac{4\eta}{3}\left(\...
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Jos Stam's stable fluids — why is the timestep multiplied by the number of grid cells?
One more question about Jos Stam's GDC tutorial on stable fluids: in the advection step on page 8, the timestep for each dimension is implemented as dt * N, where <...
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Jos Stam's stable fluids — why multiply by the grid size when subtracting out the curl-free part?
Considering page 10 of Jos Stam's GDC tutorial on stable fluids, the function project() first obtains the divergence of the velocity field: ¹
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Simulating the behavior of falling peas
I hope this is the right place for my question.
I am a university student who designed a pea-pouring machine.Now I‘m really interested in simulating the behavior of those peas.
Basically, they are ...
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Discretizing the viscous component in 1 - D Navier stokes compressive flow
I've been working on modelling the NS equations in order to simulate shock waves. The equations are set up on the form:
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\frac{\partial U}{\partial t} + \frac{\partial F(U)}{\partial x}...
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Non-reflective boundary condition
I'm currently solving incompressible Navier-Stokes system of equations with periodic flow and high viscosity.
Is there any outlet boundary types that avoids the reflection of flow from the outlet back ...
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Multigrid method: linear solver and modified residual
I am trying to better understand the FAS multigrid algorithm for Euler equation in FV discretization. The usage of the modified residual (the residual with forcing) inside the different cases:
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Filter size of large eddy simulation with Smagorinsky sub-grid stress model
I am trying to implement Large eddy simulation for solving air flow simulation with large Reynolds number using Smagorinsky sub-grid stress model. I read that the filter size should be calculated ...
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Weird "oscillatory" modes appearing in FEM simulations
I am using COMSOL to solve a mathematical model involving thermoelectric hydrodynamic (TEMHD) flow. I am running a very large parameter sweep and using the solutions obtained to make some plots. ...
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Write incompressible Navier Stokes as ODE in $(\mathbf{u},p)$
Consider the Navier stokes equation after the discretization with conforming finite elements with source term $f=0$. We have the algebraic structure of a saddle point problem:
$$M \dot{u} = f- Au -B^...
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Time discretization Navier Stokes equation
This question is a follow-up of this one.
The weak form of Navier Stokes equation is (assuming $v,q$ test functions for the velocity and the pressure, respectively)
$$(\frac{du}{dt},v)_{\Omega} + (\...
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How to numerically solve PDE that governs the free vortex wake model?
Crossposted at Math SE
I am reading a paper on the free vortex wake model for a helicopter rotor blade, which is described by the following PDE:
$$\frac{\partial \vec{r}}{\partial \psi} (\psi, \zeta) ...
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What is the rationale of second-order finite volume discretization?
When it comes to a second-order accurate finite volume discretization of Navier-Stokes equations, which one of the two following rationales is adopted?
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Why does including the pressure in this FVM for Stokes 2nd Problem lead to wrong solutions?
I'm trying to learn how to use finite volume methods and I want to solve a more general case of Stokes' second problem i.e. an infinite half-plane oscillating harmonically with no-slip boundary ...
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Why do we have to resort to Higher order schemes for solving the 1-D advection equation/ continuity equation?
\begin{equation}
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\frac{\partial N}{\partial t} &+ \frac{\partial J}{\partial r} = 0, \\
\frac{\partial N}{\partial t} &+ \frac{\partial }{\partial r}(N \upsilon ...
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Insert a boundary condition without removing periodicity assumption
I've to perform a multi-fluid internal flow simulation with a code which intrinsically assumes periodicity on a given direction (say z) on a cartesian grid. Nonetheless, the problem I'm trying to ...
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How to avoid negative concentration from numerical solution using FDM scheme?
$\frac{\partial C}{\partial t} + u \frac{\partial C}{\partial x} + w \frac{\partial C}{\partial x} = D \left(\frac{\partial^2C}{\partial x^2}+\frac{\partial^2C}{\partial y^2}\right)-C \cdot \left(\...
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Tool that calculates total drag for a submarine
Can you please suggest a tool (software or online tool) that can analyze a submarine hull shape and give the total drag at a specific velocity.
A simplified tool would work too, where I select a ...
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Galerkin Least-Squares stabilization for FEM solution advection (hyperbolic) equations
I am playing with Galerkin Least-Squares stabilization to solve advection diffusion problem in the context of the finite element method. This works very well for steady-state advection-diffusion ...
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Projection method FVM poisson part, adding source term
The idea of the method is to decompose the Navier-Stokes equation into the solenoidal and irrotational parts.
$$\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}+u(\nabla \cdot u)=-\frac{1}{\rho}\nabla p+\nabla ^2 u$$
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Efficient schemes for solving the extended Saddle point problem
I am interested in knowing some efficient techniques for solving the following extended Saddle point problem.
\begin{align}
\begin{bmatrix}
A & B^T & C^T \\
B & 0 & 0 \\
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