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We propose a new Harten-Lax-van Leer discontinuities (HLLD) approximate Riemann solver to improve the stability of shocks and the accuracy of low-speed flows in multidimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations. Stringent benchmark…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-08-12 Takashi Minoshima , Takahiro Miyoshi

A wide variety of astrophysical phenomena involve the flow of turbulent magnetized gas with relativistic velocity or energy density. Examples include gamma-ray bursts, active galactic nuclei, pulsars, magnetars, micro-quasars, merging…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 Jonathan Zrake , Andrew MacFadyen

We investigate the dynamo problem in the limit of small magnetic Prandtl number ($\Pm$) using a shell model of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. The model is designed to satisfy conservation laws of total energy, cross helicity and magnetic…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2007-05-23 Rodion Stepanov , Franck Plunian

The main objective of this work is to perform a detailed comparison of the lattice Boltzmann equation (LBE) and the recently developed discrete unified gas-kinetic scheme (DUGKS) methods for direct numerical simulation (DNS) of the decaying…

Computational Physics · Physics 2016-10-26 Peng Wang , Lian-Ping Wang , Zhaoli Guo

The simulation of transcritical flows remains challenging due to strong thermodynamic nonlinearities that induce spurious pressure oscillations in conventional schemes.While primitive-variable formulations offer improved robustness under…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-09-01 Bonan Xu , Chang Sun , Peixu Guo

The set of equations for magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves in a shear flow is consecutively derived. The proposed scenario involves the presence of a self-sustained turbulence and magnetic field. In the framework of Langevin--Burgers approach…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-05-27 T. M. Mishonov , Y. G. Maneva , Z. D. Dimitrov , T. S. Hristov

We study the influence of the choice of transport coefficients (viscosity and resistivity) on MHD turbulence driven by the magnetorotational instability (MRI) in accretion disks. We follow the methodology described in paper I: we adopt an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Fromang , J. Papaloizou , G. Lesur , T. Heinemann

In this paper, we present an explicit scheme for Ohmic dissipation with smoothed particle magneto-hydrodynamics (SPMHD). We propose a SPH discretization of Ohmic dissipation and solve Ohmic dissipation part of induction equation with the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Yusuke Tsukamoto , Kazunari Iwasaki , Shu-ichiro Inutsuka

Discrete unified gas-kinetic scheme (DUGKS) is a multi-scale numerical method for flows from continuum limit to free molecular limit, and is especially suitable for the simulation of multi-scale flows, benefiting from its multi-scale…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-04-07 Jianfeng Chen , Sha Liu , Yong Wang , Chengwen Zhong

In this paper, we propose, analyze, and test an efficient algorithm for computing ensemble average of incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) flows, where instances/members correspond to varying kinematic viscosity, magnetic diffusivity,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-08-12 Muhammad Mohebujjaman , Hongwei Wang , Leo G. Rebholz , Md. Abdullah Al Mahbub

In this paper we present results from a series of hydrodynamical tests aimed at validating the performance of a smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) formulation in which gradients are derived from an integral approach. We specifically…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-09 R. Valdarnini

We explore the effect of the magnetic Prandtl number Pm on energy and dissipation in fully resolved direct numerical simulations of steady-state, mechanically forced homogeneous magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the range Pm = 1/32 to 32.…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-01-17 Mairi E. McKay , Arjun Berera , Richard D. J. G. Ho

The goal of this study is to develop an efficient numerical algorithm applicable to a wide range of compressible multicomponent flows. Although many highly efficient algorithms have been proposed for simulating each type of the flows, the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-10-04 Roman Frolov

Stable, accurate, divergence-free simulation of magnetized supersonic turbulence is a severe test of numerical MHD schemes and has been surprisingly difficult to achieve due to the range of flow conditions present. Here we present a new,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2012-02-20 Sergey D. Ustyugov , Mikhail V. Popov , Alexei G. Kritsuk , Michael L. Norman

Weakly ionised plasmas, formed in high enthalpy hypersonic flows, can be actively manipulated via imposed magnetic fields - a concept termed magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow control. Imposed MHD effects, within flows which exhibit multiple…

Computational Physics · Physics 2022-11-09 Heather A. Muir , Nikos Nikiforakis

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) employs an artificial viscosity to properly capture hydrodynamical shock waves. In its original formulation, the resulting numerical viscosity is large enough to suppress structure in the velocity field…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 K. Dolag , F. Vazza , G. Brunetti , G. Tormen

Turbulence in compressible plasma plays a key role in many areas of astrophysics and engineering. The extreme plasma parameters in these environments, e.g. high Reynolds numbers, supersonic and super-Alfvenic flows, however, make direct…

Scale invariance is a hallmark of many natural systems, including solar flares, where energy release spans a vast range of scales. Recent computational advances, at the level of both algorithmics and hardware, have enabled high-resolution…

Turbulent flow has been extensively studied using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations since turbulent flow regime is so frequently encountered in both academic and engineering applications. The high-fidelity simulation of the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-05-21 Minghan Chu

Understanding the origin and evolution of magnetic fields on cosmological scales opens up a window into the physics of the early Universe. Numerical simulations of such fields require a careful treatment to faithfully solve the equations of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-28 Nikyta Shchutskyi , Matthieu Schaller , Orestis A. Karapiperis , Federico A. Stasyszyn , Axel Brandenburg