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In the present work, we present a novel numerical algorithm to couple the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method (DSMC) for the solution of the Boltzmann equation with a finite volume like method for the solution of the Euler equations.…
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Godunov-type methods, which obtain numerical fluxes through local Riemann problems at cell interfaces, are among the most fundamental and widely used numerical methods in computational fluid dynamics. Exact Riemann solvers faithfully solve…
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The multi-scale nature of gaseous flows poses tremendous difficulties for theoretical and numerical analysis. The Boltzmann equation, while possessing a wider applicability than hydrodynamic equations, requires significantly more…
In the non viscous fluid dynamics, Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), as a free Lagrangian "shock capturing" method adopts either an artificial viscosity contribution or an appropriate Riemann solver technique. An explicit or an implicit…
The Riemann problem is one of the basic building blocks for numerical methods in computational fluid mechanics. Nonetheless, there are still open questions and gaps in theory and modelling for situations with complex thermodynamic behavior.…
We describe a numerical scheme for studying time-dependent, multifluid, magnetohydrodynamic shock waves in weakly ionized interstellar clouds and cores. Shocks are modeled as propagating perpendicular to the magnetic field and consist of a…
A numerical procedure was developed for solving equations for compressible granular multiphase flows in which the particle volume fraction can range dynamically from very dilute to very dense. The procedure uses a low-dissipation and…
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The HLLC Riemann solver, which resolves both the shock waves and contact discontinuities, is popular to the computational fluid dynamics community studying compressible flow problems with mesh methods. Although it was reported to be used in…
This work explores the capability of simulating complex fluid flows by directly solving the Boltzmann equation. Due to the high-dimensionality of the governing equation, the substantial computational cost of solving the Boltzmann equation…
We develop, and implement in a Finite Volume environment, a density-based approach for the Euler equations written in conservative form using density, momentum, and total energy as variables. Under simplifying assumptions, these equations…
Corrugation instabilities occurring for solutions of the Riemann problem in relativistic hydrodynamics in which the fluid moves with a non-zero velocity tangent to the initial discontinuity are studied numerically. We perform simulations…
In the continuum flow regime, the Navier-Stokes equations are usually used for the description of gas dynamics. On the other hand, the Boltzmann equation is applied for the rarefied gas dynamics. Both equations are constructed from modeling…
We investigate a model for traffic flow based on the Lighthill-Whitham-Richards model that consists of a hyperbolic conservation law with a discontinuous, piecewise-linear flux. A mollifier is used to smooth out the discontinuity in the…
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