This article presents a comparison between the performance obtained by using a spatial discretization of the Euler equations based on a high-order discontinuous Galerkin (dG) method and different sets of variables. The sets of variables investigated are as follows: (1) conservative variables; (2) primitive variables based on pressure and temperature; (3) primitive variables based on the logarithms of pressure and temperature. The solution is advanced in time by using a linearly implicit high-order Rosenbrock-type scheme. The results obtained using the different sets are assessed across several canonical unsteady test cases, focusing on the accuracy, conservation properties and robustness of each discretization. In order to cover a wide range of physical flow conditions, the test-cases considered here are (1) the isentropic vortex convection, (2) the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability and (3) the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability.

On the Use of Different Sets of Variables for Solving Unsteady Inviscid Flows with an Implicit Discontinuous Galerkin Method / Alberti, Luca; Cammalleri, Emanuele; Carnevali, Emanuele; Nigro, Alessandra. - In: FLUIDS. - ISSN 2311-5521. - ELETTRONICO. - 9:11(2024). [10.3390/fluids9110248]

On the Use of Different Sets of Variables for Solving Unsteady Inviscid Flows with an Implicit Discontinuous Galerkin Method

Alberti, Luca;Cammalleri, Emanuele;Carnevali, Emanuele;Nigro, Alessandra
2024-01-01

Abstract

This article presents a comparison between the performance obtained by using a spatial discretization of the Euler equations based on a high-order discontinuous Galerkin (dG) method and different sets of variables. The sets of variables investigated are as follows: (1) conservative variables; (2) primitive variables based on pressure and temperature; (3) primitive variables based on the logarithms of pressure and temperature. The solution is advanced in time by using a linearly implicit high-order Rosenbrock-type scheme. The results obtained using the different sets are assessed across several canonical unsteady test cases, focusing on the accuracy, conservation properties and robustness of each discretization. In order to cover a wide range of physical flow conditions, the test-cases considered here are (1) the isentropic vortex convection, (2) the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability and (3) the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability.
2024
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