Isogeometric analysis of the steady-state incompressible mhd equations
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Author(s)
Ahn, Jisoo
Bluck, Michael
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper presents an isogeometric (IGA) solver for steady-state incompressiblemagnetohydrodynamics (MHD). MHD is the study of the behavior of electrically conducting fluidsand can be viewed mathematically as a coupled system: the Navier--Stokes equations (for the fluid)and a reduced form of Maxwell's equations (for the electromagnetic field). A key feature of MHDflow is the potential development of very strong shear, usually in proximity to walls. This resultsin two correlated demands on numerical simulation: the need to represent the geometry and thenear-wall shear accurately. In addition, for both the Navier--Stokes and the Maxwell's equations,appropriate discretizations are required for the problem to be well-posed. IGA analysis is a variant ofthe conventional finite element (FE) method, but utilizing the underlying approximations commonlyused in computer-aided design (CAD) to represent geometry, basis functions, and test functions.As a result, IGA can represent curved shapes such as circles and conic sections exactly using B-splines and nonuniform rational B-splines (NURBS). Furthermore, IGA can obtain much improvedaccuracy in the computed solution, for a given number of degrees of freedom, due to its inherentsmoothness and higher continuity of basis functions when compared with standard FE and finitevolume (FV) methods. To address the issue of well-posedness, a set of stable IGA discretizationsfor the Navier--Stokes and Maxwell's equations is developed and incorporated into the IGA solver.A detailed convergence study is carried out to verify the convergence, accuracy, and performance ofthe IGA scheme for certain benchmark cases.
Date Issued
2019-04-11
Date Acceptance
2019-01-28
Citation
SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 2019, 41 (2), pp.B396-B424
ISSN
1064-8275
Publisher
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Start Page
B396
End Page
B424
Journal / Book Title
SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
Volume
41
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2019, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Identifier
https://epubs.siam.org/doi/10.1137/18M1182401
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Mathematics, Applied
Mathematics
isogeometric
incompressible
steady-state
MHD
FINITE-ELEMENT APPROXIMATION
CONFORMING B-SPLINES
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
SINGULARITIES
SYSTEMS
SCHEME
FORMS
FLOW
Numerical & Computational Mathematics
0102 Applied Mathematics
0103 Numerical and Computational Mathematics
0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-04-11