Finite Element Analysis of Laminar Viscous Flow Over a Step by Nonlinear Least Squares and Alternating Direction Methods

Roland GLOWINSKI, B. Mantel, J. Periaux, O. Tissier

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Abstract

We use in this paper a method described in DINH-GLOWINSKIMANTEL-PERIAUX [1], for which we refer for more details for solving the time dependent Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids. This method combine finite elements for the space discretization and alternating directions for the time discretization. The use of the splitting associated to the alternating direction method decouples the two main difficulties of the original problem, namely non linearity and incompressibility. However this method is a natural extension of those described in [2] [3] since least squares and conjugate gradient algorithms are still the main ingredients used to treat the nonlinearity. Results of numerical experiments using this technique for the numerical simulation of the Navier-Stokes flow in a prescribed for analysis channel with a step are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAnalysis of Laminar Flow over a Backward Facing Step
Subtitle of host publicationA GAMM Workshop
EditorsKen Morgan, Jacques Periaux, François Thomasset
PublisherSpringer Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden
Pages245-267
Number of pages23
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9783663142423
ISBN (Print)9783528080839
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1984

Publication series

NameNotes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics
ISSN (Print)1612-2909
ISSN (Electronic)1860-0824

Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Engineering

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