RBF-FD discretization of the Navier-Stokes equations on scattered but staggered nodes
RBF-FD discretization of the Navier-Stokes equations on scattered but staggered nodes
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10.1016/j.jcp.2022.111756
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2022-06
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Tianyi Chu;O. Schmidt
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作者:
Tianyi Chu;O. Schmidt
A semi-implicit fractional-step method that uses a staggered node layout and radial basis function-finite differences (RBF-FD) to solve the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is developed. Polyharmonic splines (PHS) with polynomial augmentation (PHS+ poly) are used to construct the global differentiation matrices. A systematic parameter study identifies a combination of stencil size, PHS exponent, and polynomial degree that minimizes the truncation error for a wave-like test function on scattered nodes. Classical modified wavenumber analysis is extended to RBF-FDs on heterogeneous node distributions and used to confirm that the accuracy of the selected 28-point stencil is comparable to that of spectral-like, 6th-order Padé-type finite differences. The Navier-Stokes solver is demonstrated on two benchmark problems, internal flow in a lid-driven cavity in the Reynolds number regime 10 2≤ Re≤ 10 4, and open flow around a cylinder at Re= 100 and 200. The combination of grid staggering and careful parameter selection facilitates accurate and stable simulations at significantly lower resolutions than previously reported, using more compact RBF-FD stencils, without special treatment near solid walls, and without the need for hyperviscosity or other means of regularization.