Diffusion characteristics of finite volume and fluctuation splitting schemes (Q1819031)

The diffusive characteristics of two upwind schemes, multi-dimensional fluctuation splitting and locally one-dimensional finite volume, are compared for scalar advection-diffusion problems. Algorithms for the two schemes are developed for node-based data representation on median-dual meshes associated with unstructured triangulations in two spatial dimensions. Four model equations are considered: linear advection, nonlinear advection, diffusion, and advection-diffusion. Modular coding is employed to isolate effects of the two approaches for upwind flux evaluation, allowing for head-to-head accuracy and efficiency comparisons. The stability of compressive limiters, the amount of artificial diffusion, and convergence rate are studied.