Resolving vortices with an isothermal HLLC Riemann solver
Computational Physics
2015-07-20 v2 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
The importance of contact discontinuities in 2D isothermal flows has rarely been discussed, since most Riemann solvers are derived for 1D Euler equations. We present a new contact resolving approximate Riemann solver for the isothermal Euler equations and show its performance for several one- and two-dimensional test problems. The new solver extends the well-known HLL solver, while retaining its computational simplicity. The significant gain in resolution of vortices is displayed by a simulation of the K\'arm\'an vortex street. We discuss the loss of Galilean invariance and its implications for the resolution of contact discontinuities, which is experienced by all modern numerical schemes for hydrodynamics in non-moving grids.
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@article{arxiv.1505.06974,
title = {Resolving vortices with an isothermal HLLC Riemann solver},
author = {Manuel Jung and Tobias F. Illenseer and Wolfgang J. Duschl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.06974},
year = {2015}
}
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