The piecewise cubic method (PCM) for computational fluid dynamics

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DOI10.1016/J.JCP.2017.04.004zbMATH Open1376.76078arXiv1610.05848OpenAlexW2538333231MaRDI QIDQ1686586FDOQ1686586

Adam Reyes, Dong-Wook Lee, Hugues Faller

Publication date: 15 December 2017

Published in: Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a new high-order finite volume reconstruction method for hyperbolic conservation laws. The method is based on a piecewise cubic polynomial which provides its solutions a fifth-order accuracy in space. The spatially reconstructed solutions are evolved in time with a fourth-order accuracy by tracing the characteristics of the cubic polynomials. As a result, our temporal update scheme provides a significantly simpler and computationally more efficient approach in achieving fourth order accuracy in time, relative to the comparable fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. We demonstrate that the solutions of PCM converges in fifth-order in solving 1D smooth flows described by hyperbolic conservation laws. We test the new scheme in a range of numerical experiments, including both gas dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics applications in multiple spatial dimensions.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.05848





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