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dc.contributor.authorKeats, William Andrewen
dc.date.accessioned2006-08-22 13:45:18 (GMT)
dc.date.available2006-08-22 13:45:18 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.date.submitted2004en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/948
dc.description.abstractSimulating transient compressible flows involving shock waves presents challenges to the CFD practitioner in terms of the mesh quality required to resolve discontinuities and prevent smearing. This document discusses a novel two-dimensional Cartesian anisotropic mesh adaptation technique implemented for transient compressible flow. This technique, originally developed for laminar incompressible flow, is efficient because it refines and coarsens cells using criteria that consider the solution in each of the cardinal directions separately. In this document the method will be applied to compressible flow. The procedure shows promise in its ability to deliver good quality solutions while achieving computational savings. Transient shock wave diffraction over a backward step and shock reflection over a forward step are considered as test cases because they demonstrate that the quality of the solution can be maintained as the mesh is refined and coarsened in time. The data structure is explained in relation to the computational mesh, and the object-oriented design and implementation of the code is presented. Refinement and coarsening algorithms are outlined. Computational savings over uniform and isotropic mesh approaches are shown to be significant.en
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dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.rightsCopyright: 2004, Keats, William A.. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectMechanical Engineeringen
dc.subjectcompressible flowen
dc.subjectshock wavesen
dc.subjectmesh adaptationen
dc.subjectCartesianen
dc.subjecteuler equationsen
dc.subjectrefinement criterionen
dc.titleTwo-Dimensional Anisotropic Cartesian Mesh Adaptation for the Compressible Euler Equationsen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalseen
uws-etd.degree.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Applied Scienceen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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