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An embedded boundary method for the Navier–Stokes equations on a time-dependent domain

Gregory H. Miller and David Trebotich

Vol. 7 (2012), No. 1, 1–31
Abstract

We present a new conservative Cartesian grid embedded boundary method for the solution of the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations in a time-dependent domain. It is a Godunov-projection fractional step scheme in which hyperbolic advection and a variety of implicit and explicit Helmholtz operations are performed on time-stationary domains. The transfer of data from one fixed domain to another uses third-order interpolation. The method is second order accurate in L1 and first order in L∞. The algorithm is verified on flow geometries with prescribed boundary motion.

Keywords
Navier–Stokes, embedded boundary, finite volume, moving domain
Mathematical Subject Classification 2010
Primary: 35Q30, 35R37, 65M08
Milestones
Received: 12 January 2011
Revised: 1 July 2011
Accepted: 19 September 2011
Published: 22 December 2011
Authors
Gregory H. Miller
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of California
1 Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
United States
David Trebotich
Applied Numerical Algorithms Group
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 Cyclotron Road
Berkeley, CA 94720
United States