Methods for parallel computation of complex flow problems

摘要

This paper is an overview of some of the methods developed by the Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and Modeling (T*AFSM) [http: //www. mems. rice. edu/TAFSM/] to support flow simulation and modeling in a number of “Targeted Challenges”. The “Targeted Challenges” include unsteady flows with interfaces, fluid--object and fluid--structure interac- tions, airdrop systems, and air circulation and contaminant dispersion. The methods devel- oped include special numerical stabilization methods for compressible and incompressible flows, methods for moving boundaries and interfaces, advanced mesh management methods, and multi-domain computational methods. We include in this paper a number of numerical examples from the simulation of complex flow problems.