An efficient algorithm of the unified stochastic particle Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook method for the simulation of multi-scale gas flows

Abstract The unified stochastic particle method based on the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook model (USP-BGK) has been proposed recently to overcome the low accuracy and efficiency of the traditional stochastic particle methods, such as the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, for the simulation of mul...

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Main Authors: Fei Fei, Yang Ma, Jie Wu, Jun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Advances in Aerodynamics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42774-021-00069-8
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Summary:Abstract The unified stochastic particle method based on the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook model (USP-BGK) has been proposed recently to overcome the low accuracy and efficiency of the traditional stochastic particle methods, such as the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, for the simulation of multi-scale gas flows. However, running with extra virtual particles and space interpolation, the previous USP-BGK method cannot be directly transplanted into the existing DSMC codes. In this work, the implementation of USP-BGK is simplified using new temporal evolution and spatial reconstruction schemes. As a result, the present algorithm of the USP-BGK method is similar to the DSMC method and can be implemented efficiently based on any existing DSMC codes just by modifying the collision module.
ISSN:2524-6992