Three-dimensional mixed explicit-implicit generalized Galerkin spectral element methods for high-speed turbulent compressible flows (Q1371852)

We introduce the mixed explicit-implicit generalized Galerkin spectral element method (MEI-GG-SEM) with Legendre polynomial spectral elements in which flowfield dependent implicitness parameters provide automatically adequate computational requirements for compressible and incompressible flows or high speed and low speed flows. This is in contrast to the traditional approach in which all-speed-regime analysis requires a separate hyperbolic-elliptic pressure equation for pressure correction if the flow becomes incompressible. In the MEI-GG-SEM scheme, mesh refinements are carried out adaptively until shock waves are resolved, followed then by the adaptive increase of Legendre polynomial degrees until turbulence microscales are resolved, in which the traditional turbulence modeling is no longer required, aimed toward direct numerical sirnulation. In order to demonstrate the validity of the theory and numerical procedure, two-dimensional flat plate and compression corner high speed flows are investigated, followed by a three-dimensional sharp leading edged fin for swept shock wave turbulent boundary layer interactions.