A two-level variational multiscale meshless local Petrov-Galerkin (VMS-MLPG) method for incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. (21st July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Zheng-Ji; Li, Zeng-Yao; Tao, Wen-Quan
• Is Part Of: Numerical heat transfer. Volume 79:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2020-07-21
• Subjects: Heat -- Transmission -- Measurement -- Periodicals; Mass transfer -- Measurement -- Periodicals; Numerical analysis -- Periodicals; Heat -- Transmission -- Periodicals; Mass transfer -- Periodicals; 621.4022
• DOI: 10.1080/10407790.2020.1796058
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1040-7790

Abstract

Abstract: A two-level variational multiscale meshless local Petrov-Galerkin (VMS-MLPG) method is presented for incompressible Navier-Stokes equations based on two local Gauss integrations which effectively replace a unit operator (first level) and an orthogonal project operator (second level). The present VMS-MLPG method allows arbitrary combinations of interpolation functions for the velocity and pressure fields, specifically the equal-order interpolations that are easy to implement and satisfy the Babuska-Breezi (B-B) condition. The prediction accuracy and the numerical stability of the proposed method for the lid-driven cavity flow and the backward facing step flow problems are analyzed and validated by comparing with the SUMLPG method and the benchmark solutions. It is shown that the present VMS-MLPG method can guarantee the numerical stability and obtain the reasonable solutions for incompressible Navier-Stokes equation.