Computational Fluid Dynamics: A High-Order Temporal Discretization Method

Majority of the current numerical simulation methods for time-dependent flows are limited to second order accuracy in time discretization. Moreover, usual simulation methods rely on explicit time discretization methods for which numerical stability of solution is generally guaranteed only with very small time step sizes. Major commercial CFD software programs provide options for implicit time advancing, but the accuracy is limited to second order in time. In this book a stable simulation method is proposed that can be used to achieve arbitrarily high order of accuracy in time advancement in simulation of time-dependent flows and heat transfer. The strategy is to combine the state-of-the-art mathematical tools with proven flow simulation algorithms to develop simulation techniques with higher-order accuracy. A special class of implicit Runge-Kutta methods is used in conjunction with SIMPLE algorithm. The proposed method is called SIMPLE DIRK method. This book will be helpful to university students and researchers who are involved in research and code development for simulation of time-dependent flows and heat transfer.

Muhammad Ijaz has taught at Texas A&M University in the areas of Computational Methods, Thermal/Fluid Sciences, and Engineering Design from 2003 to 2008. Currently he is a faculty member at Mount Royal University and SAIT Polytechnic in the areas of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Design. He can be reached at ijazansari@hotmail.com.