Pressure-based finite-volume techniques have emerged as the methods of choice for a wide variety of industrial applications involving incompressible fluid flow. In this paper, we trace the evolution of this class of solution techniques. We review the basics of the finite-volume method, and trace its extension to unstructured meshes through the use of cell-based and control-volume finite-element schemes. A critical component of the solution of incompressible flows is the issue of pressure-velocity storage and coupling. The development of staggered-mesh schemes and segregated solution techniques such as the SIMPLE algorithm are reviewed. Co-located storage schemes, which seek to replace staggered-mesh approaches, are presented. Coupled multigrid schemes, which promise to replace segregated-solution approaches, are discussed. Extensions of pressure-based techniques to compressible flows are presented. Finally, the shortcomings of existing techniques and directions for future research are discussed.
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Pressure-Based Finite-Volume Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics
S. Acharya,
S. Acharya
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Louisiana State University
, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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B. R. Baliga,
B. R. Baliga
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
McGill University
, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6
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K. Karki,
K. Karki
Innovative Research Inc.
, 3025 Harbor Lane, Suite 300, Plymouth, MN 55447
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J. Y. Murthy,
J. Y. Murthy
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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C. Prakash,
C. Prakash
GE Aircraft Engines
, 30 Merchant St., Princeton Hill P20, Cincinnati, OH 45246
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S. P. Vanka
S. P. Vanka
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
, Urbana IL 61801
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S. Acharya
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Louisiana State University
, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
B. R. Baliga
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
McGill University
, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6
K. Karki
Innovative Research Inc.
, 3025 Harbor Lane, Suite 300, Plymouth, MN 55447
J. Y. Murthy
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907
C. Prakash
GE Aircraft Engines
, 30 Merchant St., Princeton Hill P20, Cincinnati, OH 45246
S. P. Vanka
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
, Urbana IL 61801J. Heat Transfer. Apr 2007, 129(4): 407-424 (18 pages)
Published Online: January 7, 2007
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Received:
December 31, 2006
Revised:
January 7, 2007
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Acharya, S., Baliga, B. R., Karki, K., Murthy, J. Y., Prakash, C., and Vanka, S. P. (January 7, 2007). "Pressure-Based Finite-Volume Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. April 2007; 129(4): 407–424. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2716419
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