Efficient computation of spatial eigenvalues for hydrodynamic stability analysis (Q1208870)

A simple method is presented in which the important half of the spatial global eigenvalue spectrum can be obtained with the same computational effort as for the temporal problem. The method is demonstrated for a number of test problems including incompressible and compressible flows as well as viscous and inviscid instability modes. Since streamwise diffusion contributes little to the stability problem, excellent estimates of the spatial eigenvalues may be obtained by the proposed method.