The solution of the unsteady Euler equations by a sixth-order compact difference scheme combined with a fourth-order Runge-Kutta method is investigated. Closed-form expression for the amplification factors and their corresponding dispersion correlations are obtained by Fourier analysis of the fully discretized, two-dimensional Euler equations. The numerical dissipation, dispersion, and anisotropic effects are assessed. It is found that the Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy (CFL) limit for stable calculations is about 0.8. For a CFL number equal to 0.6, the smallest wavelength which is resolved without numerical damping is about six - eight grid nodes. For phase speeds corresponding to acoustic waves, the corresponding time period is resolved by about 200 - 300 time steps. Three numerical examples of waves in compressible flow are included: (1) sound propagation in a duct with linear shear, (2) linear wave growth in a compressible free shear layer, and (3) vortex pairing in a compressible free shear layer perturbed at two frequencies.
Direct calculations of waves in fluid flows using high-order compact difference scheme
AIAA Journal ; 32 , 9
1994-09-01
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