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/UPWM/SUPG
Engine Keyword
/UPWM/SUPG - Upwind Method for Momentum Advection
Description
This describes the Streamline Upwind Petrov Galerkin formulation.
Format
/UPWM/SUPG
fac

Data Description

Scale factor applied on Petrov Galerkine weighting function.

fac

Default = 1.00 (recommended value).

Comments

1.The streamline upwind Petrov-Galerkine (SUPG) is an optimal upwinding technique

which acts only in the flow direction.

2.If this keyword is used, the usual upwind method for momentum advection is no
longer used. As a consequence, the coefficient 1 from /UPWIND Starter is also not used.

3.The Galerkin (shape function ) are modified to integrate the momentum convection
term , which leads to a Petrov Galerkin method using weight function W*
such as:

Where, is a function of the Reynolds number, material velocity and element

length, and fac is a scale factor. fac = 1.00 is the standard value for SUPG
formulation (recommended).

4.The /UPWM/SUPG and /UPWM/TG options are available in 3D Euler, 3D ALE and 2D
Euler, although they are not recommended in axisymmetric cases.

5.It is available for multi-material law 51.

6.The upwinding technique is introduced to add numerical diffusion to the scheme which,
otherwise is generally under-diffusive and thus unstable. The usual method is first: order
accurate and strongly depends on the mesh aspect. In some cases (see examples below)
the classical method might lead to locally erratic velocities with unsuitable meshes. SUPG
method provides more accurate results, if the phenomenon is sensitive to mesh aspect.
It is recommended to systematically activate it.

Modeling situation:

Figure 1: Blast Wave modeling

A regular mesh is used although this phenomenon has spherical evolution. Result are obtained with multi-
material law 51.

Velocity Result - Classical UPWIND:

Figure 2: Blast Wave evolution with usual method

Classical UPWIND method for momentum transportation is not suitable with spherical evolution and
regular mesh.

Velocity Result - SUPG:

 Figure 3: Blast Wave evolution with SUPG method
SUPG method for momentum advection removes mesh sensitivity. It is no longer required to have a
spherical mesh to model spherical phenomena.

See Also:
Space Integration in User's Guide