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A Divergence-Free Method for Solving the Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations on Non-uniform Grids and Its Symbolic-Numeric Implementation

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To increase the accuracy of computations by the method of collocations and least squares (CLS) a generalization of this method is proposed for the case of a non-uniform logically rectangular grid. The main work formulas of the CLS method on non-uniform grid, including the formulas implementing the prolongation operator on a non-uniform grid at the use of a multigrid complex are obtained with the aid of the computer algebra system (CAS) Mathematica. The proposed method has been applied for the numerical solution of two-dimensional stationary Navier–Stokes equations governing the laminar flows of viscous incompressible fluids. On a smooth test solution, the application of a non-uniform grid has enabled a 47-fold reduction of the solution error in comparison with the uniform grid case. At the solution of the problem involving singularities – the lid-driven cavity flow – the error of the solution obtained by the CLS method was reduced by the factors from 2.65 to 3.05 depending on the Reynolds number value.

The research was carried out within the framework of the Program of Fundamental Scientific Research of the state academies of sciences in 2013–2020 (projects Nos. AAAA-A17-117030610134-9 and AAAA-A17-117030610136-3).

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Vorozhtsov, E.V., Shapeev, V.P. (2019). A Divergence-Free Method for Solving the Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations on Non-uniform Grids and Its Symbolic-Numeric Implementation. In: England, M., Koepf, W., Sadykov, T., Seiler, W., Vorozhtsov, E. (eds) Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing. CASC 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11661. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26831-2_28

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