Stable First- and Second-Order Drag Extrapolation Formulas for Euler–Euler Multiphase Flows

Journal of Scientific Computing, vol. 107

Abstract

Abstract Euler–Euler fluid models are used in various fields to describe multiphase dispersions. Each fluid in the system fulfils its own balance equations, all of which are interconnected through coupling forces. Among them, nonlinear drag forces play a central role in fluid-fluid and fluid-particle interactions. Fully implicit schemes are often prohibitive, as they force all phase equations into one large, complex, monolithic block. Therefore, extrapolated (time-lagged) drag terms are computationally attractive: they can eliminate costly nonlinearities and interphase couplings. Yet explicit approximations must be carefully designed so as not to cause unstable energy growth. In this context, the present work proposes first- and second-order extrapolations for the drag terms and shows how they can preserve desired dissipative properties and unconditional numerical stability. This enables the design of efficient, fully decoupled multiphase solvers without CFL conditions.

Authors 1

1. Douglas R. Q. Pacheco corresponding Aachen Center for Simulation and Data Science Chair for Computational Analysis of Technical Systems (CATS) Chair of Methods for Model‐based Development in Computational Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Simulation and Data Science (JARA-CSD), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

   Chair for Computational Analysis of Technical Systems, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

   Chair of Methods for Model-based Development in Computational Engineering, RWTH, Aachen, Germany