scholarly journals CIP Method of Characteristics for the Solution of Tide Wave Equations

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yafei Nie ◽  
Kai Fu ◽  
Xianqing Lv

The CIP-MOC (Constrained Interpolation Profile/Method of Characteristics) is proposed to solve the tide wave equations with large time step size. The bottom topography and bottom friction, which are very important factor for the tidal wave model, are included to the equation of Riemann invariants as the source term. Numerical experiments demonstrate the good performance of the scheme. Compared to traditional semi-implicit (SI) finite difference scheme which is widely used in tidal wave simulation, CIP-MOC has better stability in simulating large gradient water surface change and has the ability to use much longer time step size under the premise of maintaining accuracy. Besides, numerical tests with reflective boundary conditions are carried out by CIP-MOC with large time step size and good results are obtained.

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Ravindran

Micropolar fluid model consists of Navier-Stokes equations and microrotational velocity equations describing the dynamics of flows in which microstructure of fluid is important. In this paper, we propose and analyze a decoupled time-stepping algorithm for the evolutionary micropolar flow. The proposed method requires solving only one uncoupled Navier-Stokes and one microrotation subphysics problem per time step. We derive optimal order error estimates in suitable norms without assuming any stability condition or time step size restriction.


Author(s):  
Ethan Corle ◽  
Matthew Floros ◽  
Sven Schmitz

The methods of using the viscous vortex particle method, dynamic inflow, and uniform inflow to conduct whirl-flutter stability analysis are evaluated on a four-bladed, soft-inplane tiltrotor model using the Rotorcraft Comprehensive Analysis System. For the first time, coupled transient simulations between comprehensive analysis and a vortex particle method inflow model are used to predict whirl-flutter stability. Resolution studies are performed for both spatial and temporal resolution in the transient solution. Stability in transient analysis is noted to be influenced by both. As the particle resolution is refined, a reduction in simulation time-step size must also be performed. An azimuthal time step size of 0.3 deg is used to consider a range of particle resolutions to understand the influence on whirl-flutter stability predictions. Comparisons are made between uniform inflow, dynamic inflow, and the vortex particle method with respect to prediction capabilities when compared to wing beam-bending frequency and damping experimental data. Challenges in assessing the most accurate inflow model are noted due to uncertainty in experimental data; however, a consistent trend of increasing damping with additional levels of fidelity in the inflow model is observed. Excellent correlation is observed between the dynamic inflow predictions and the vortex particle method predictions in which the wing is not part of the inflow model, indicating that the dynamic inflow model is adequate for capturing damping due to the induced velocity on the rotor disk. Additional damping is noted in the full vortex particle method model, with the wing included, which is attributed to either an interactional aerodynamic effect between the rotor and the wing or a more accurate representation of the unsteady loading on the wing due to induced velocities.


Author(s):  
Jesús Cardenal ◽  
Javier Cuadrado ◽  
Eduardo Bayo

Abstract This paper presents a multi-index variable time step method for the integration of the equations of motion of constrained multibody systems in descriptor form. The basis of the method is the augmented Lagrangian formulation with projections in index-3 and index-1. The method takes advantage of the better performance of the index-3 formulation for large time steps and of the stability of the index-1 for low time steps, and automatically switches from one method to the other depending on the required accuracy and values of the time step. The variable time stepping is accomplished through the use of an integral of motion, which in the case of conservative systems becomes the total energy. The error introduced by the numerical integrator in the integral of motion during consecutive time steps provides a good measure of the local integration error, and permits a simple and reliable strategy for varying the time step. Overall, the method is efficient and powerful; it is suitable for stiff and non-stiff systems, robust for all time step sizes, and it works for singular configurations, redundant constraints and topology changes. Also, the constraints in positions, velocities and accelerations are satisfied during the simulation process. The method is robust in the sense that becomes more accurate as the time step size decreases.


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