A Hybrid vortex method for the simulation of three-dimensional flows

Li, W. and Vezza, M. (2008) A Hybrid vortex method for the simulation of three-dimensional flows. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 57(1), pp. 31-45. (doi: 10.1002/fld.1610)

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Abstract

This paper presents an integral vorticity method for solving three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. A finite volume scheme is implemented to solve the vorticity transport equation, which is discretized on a structured hexahedral mesh. A vortex sheet algorithm is used to enforce the no-slip boundary condition through a vorticity flux at the boundary. The Biot-Savart integral is evaluated to compute the velocity field, in conjunction with a fast algorithm based on multipole expansion. This method is applied to the simulation of uniform flow past a sphere.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Li, Mr Wei and Vezza, Dr Marco
Authors: Li, W., and Vezza, M.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity
Journal Name:International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0271-2091
ISSN (Online):1097-0363

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