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9-Diffusion On Unstructed Meshes
9-Diffusion On Unstructed Meshes
We looked at
z Von Neumann stability analysis
» Apply to explicit scheme and establish stability
limits
z Diffusion on orthogonal unstructured meshes
» Showed that if mesh is orthogonal, structure of
discrete set is like that for Cartesian meshes
This Time…
We will look at
z Consider 2D steady diffusion on non-orthogonal
unstructured meshes
z Realize that the normal diffusion flux is more complex
because of non-orthogonality
z Figure out a way to deal with the extra terms that
result from non-orthogonality
Non-Orthogonal Mesh
Orthogonal
Non-Orthogonal
Cell Balance
z Governing equation:
z Manipulating as before:
z Therefore:
Area Vector
A f = Af n f
n f is outward - pointing face normal
Af is face area
Coordinate Transformation
z Here, Jacobian J
Face Flux
z Furthermore:
Face Flux Terms
z Let’s look at φξ
Face Flux Terms (cont’d)
z Similarly φη
Overall Face Flux Term
z Overall term:
Secondary Gradient:
Discretization
Primary Gradient
Secondary Gradient:
Finding Secondary Gradient
⎛ ∂φ ⎞ ( φb − φa )
⎜ ⎟ =
⎝ ∂η ⎠ f ∆η
Discussion
⎛ ∂φ ⎞ ( φb − φa )
⎜ ⎟ =
⎝ ∂η ⎠ f ∆η
z What about 3D
» No unique η direction
» There is a unique ξ direction, though
Secondary Gradient (cont’d)
Primary
Need to find ( ∇φ ) f
Notice: no mention of η direction
Secondary Gradient (Cont’d)
z Arranged so as to
have diagonal
dominance
z But extra terms
contained in b
term
z Will need outer
iteration even for
linear problems
z Boundedness?
Closure