Advanced study for the numerical resolution of the navier-stokes equations using the fractional step method

Different aspects related to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CDF) will be studied. First, theoretical aspects needed for the resolution of this kind of problems with the finite element method are reviewed. Then, the heat equation is also reviewed. After that, the generic convection diffusion equation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Queralt McBride, Andreu
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/379208
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/379208
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Computational fluid dynamics
Navier-Stokes equations
Fluid dynamics
CFD
Navier-stokes
Equació de l'energia
Resolució numèrica
Esquemes convectius
Algorismes
Dinàmica de fluids computacional
Equacions de Navier-Stokes
Dinàmica de fluids
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids
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Sumario:Different aspects related to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CDF) will be studied. First, theoretical aspects needed for the resolution of this kind of problems with the finite element method are reviewed. Then, the heat equation is also reviewed. After that, the generic convection diffusion equation is studied, and different convective schemes are used (CDS, UDS, SUDS and QUICK). Numerical experiments are conducted to compare them between each other. Then the problems that arise when trying to numerically solve the Navier Stokes equations are reviewed. These include the checkerboard problem and the fact the the equations are highly coupled. The equations will be solved for different cases, amongst them the Lid-Driven Cavity, using the convective schemes studied previously with a collocated mesh and a fractional step method. Finally, the energy equation is coupled with the Navier-Stokes equations, where the body forces that were previously neglected are also added. This allows the simulation of natural convection cases. The cases studied is that of a cavity with walls at different temperatures, which causes the fluid motion. This case is solved with a Staggered Mesh