A fully implicit Navier-Stokes algorithm using an unstructured grid and flux difference splitting (Q1344323)

An implicit algorithm is developed for the two-dimensional, compressible, laminar Navier-Stokes equations using an unstructured grid of triangles. A cell-centered data structure is employed with the flow variables stored at the centroids of the triangles. The algorithm is based on Roe's flux difference split method for the inviscid fluxes, and a discrete representation of the viscous fluxes and heat transfer using Gauss' theorem. The algorithm is applied to the Riemann shock tube problem, a supersonic laminar boundary layer on a flat plate, and subsonic viscous flow past an NACA 0012 airfoil.