Numerical Modeling of the Hyperbolic Mild-Slope Equation in Curvilinear Coordinates

The mild-slope equation is familiar to coastal engineers as it can effectively describe wave propagation in nearshore regions. However, its computational method in Cartesian coordinates often renders the model inaccurate in areas with irregular shorelines, such as estuaries and harbors. Based on the hyperbolic mild-slope equation in Cartesian coordinates, the numerical model in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates is developed. The transformed model is discretized by the finite difference method and solved by the ADI method with space-staggered grids. The numerical predictions in curvilinear co- ordinates show good agreemenl with the data obtained in three typical physical expedments, which demonstrates that the present model can be used to simulate wave propagation, for normal incidence and oblique incidence, in domains with complicated topography and boundary conditions.

Numerical Simulation of Wave-Induced Currents Combined with Parabolic Mild-Slope Equation in Curvilinear Coordinates

Researches on breaking-induced currents by waves are summarized firstly in this paper. Then, a combined numerical model in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates is presented to simulate wave-induced current in areas with curved boundary or irregular coastline. The proposed wave-induced current model includes a nearshore current module established through orthogonal curvilinear transformation form of shallow water equations and a wave module based on the curvilinear parabolic approximation wave equation. The wave module actually serves as the driving force to provide the current module with required radiation stresses. The Crank-Nicolson finite difference scheme and the alternating directions implicit method are used to solve the wave and current module, respectively. The established surf zone currents model is validated by two numerical experiments about longshore currents and rip currents in basins with rip channel and breakwater. The numerical results are compared with the measured data and published numerical results.

3D Numerical Simulation of Overbank Flow in Non-Orthogonal Curvilinear Coordinates

The velocity field in meandering compound channels with overhank flow is highly three dimensional. To date, its features have been investigated experimentally and little research has been undertaken to investigate the feasibility of reproducing these velocity fields with computer models. If computer modeling were to prove successful in this context, it could become a useful prediction technique and research tool to enhance our understanding of natural river dynamics. A 3-D k-E turbulence hydrodynamic model in curvilinear coordinates is established to simulate the overhank flow. The bodyfitted coordinate is adopted in the horizontal plane, the part grid is adopted in the vertical direction, and the wall-function method is employed to simulate the bed resistance. The model is applied to the simulation of the meandering channel with straight flood plain banks, and the main velocities and secondary velocities for both the longitudinal and cross sections are presented. Comparison and analysis show that the results of simulation are fit to reflect the results of experiment. These results show the application value of the model to 3D overhank flow.

A Numerical Model of Nonlinear Wave Propagation in Curvilinear Coordinates

For the simulation of the nonlinear wave propagation in coastal areas with complex boundaries, a numerical model is developed in curvilinear coordinates. In the model, the Boussinesq-type equations including the dissipation terms are em- ployed as the governing equations. In the present model, the dependent variables of the transformed equations are the free surface elevation and the utility velocity variables, instead of the usual primitive velocity variables. The introduction of utility velocity variables which are the products of the contravariant components of the velocity vector and the Jacobi ma- trix can make the transformed equations relatively concise, the treatment of lateral boundary conditions easier and the de- velopment of the program simpler. The predictor-corrector method and five-point finite-difference scheme are employed to discretize the time derivatives and the spatial ones, respectively. The numerical model is tested for three cases. It is found that the numerical results are in good agreement with the analytical results and experimental data.

Numerical model of flow and pollutant transportation in non-orthogonal curvilinear coordinates

The planar 2D k-ε double equations' turbulence model was adopted and transformed into non-orthogonal curvilinear coordinates. The concentration convection-diffusion was introduced to planar 2D SIMPLEC algorithm of flow in non-orthogonal curvilinear coordinates. The numerical model of pollutant transportation in non-orthogonal curvilinear coordinates was constructed. The model was applied to simulate the flow and pollutant concentration fields. In the testing concentration field, two optimal operations of contamination discharging both along bank and in the centerline at the first bend of the meandering channel were adopted. Comparison with available data showed the model developed was successful, was valuable to engineering application.

Expression of strain tensor in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates

Based on an analysis of connotation and extension of the concept of the orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, we have deduced a platform of strain tensor expression of Cartesian coordinates, which turns out to be a function of Lame coefficient and unit vector. By using transform matrix between Cartesian coordinates and orthogonal eurvilinear coordinates, we have deduced a mathematical expression for correcting displacement vector differential in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, and given a general expression of strain tensor in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates.

Electrodynamics in Curvilinear Coordinates and the Equation of a Geodesic Line

The creation of the theory of relativity, which discovered the equivalence of mass and energy, showed that the concept of a point charge, used in the formulation of Coulomb’s law, one of the basic laws of classical electrodynamics, contradicts the famous formula establishing the equivalence of mass and energy. But the discovery of quarks makes it possible to present classical electrodynamics in a form free from the indicated contradiction. In the article, having considered the electromagnetic field in a curvilinear coordinate system, a theory has been created that expands our understanding of the electromagnetic field, the nature of quarks, the nature of strong interaction, and the connection between strong interaction and electromagnetic interaction. This theory is based on the principle of equivalence of an electromagnetic field to a free material particle formulated in the article and the law of formation of elementary particles from an electromagnetic field that follows from it.

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF 2D HORIZONTAL COOLING WATER DISCHARGE IN GENERALIZED CURVILINEAR COORDINATE

2D horizontal model is one of the major mathematical methods for the research on cooling water discharge from the power plant. In this paper, the shallow water equations are transformed under the generalized curvilinear coordinate system and the elliptic differential equations are used to generate curvilinear grids, so a model in generalized curviline ar coordinate is presented to simulate 2D horizontal cooling water, Governing equations of the model are discretized by finite volume method, and non-staggered grids and SIMPLE algorithm are introduced to simplify the program during the discretization. This model is used to simulate the movement of cooling water in a simplified meandering channel and a natural channel, calculating results indicate this model can correctly reflect the movement rules of cooling water, which verifies the model can be applied in engineering practice.

MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR 2-D TIDAL FLOW AND WATER QUALITY WITH ORTHOGONAL CURVILINEAR COORDINATES

This paper presents a numerical method for simulating the 2-D tidal flow andwater quality with the orthogonal curvilinear coordinates. In order to overcome the computationaldifficulties in natural rivers, such as the complicated boundary figures, the great disparitybetween length and width of computational domain, etc. , orthogonal boundary-filled grid was used.The irregular domain in physical plane was transformed into a rectangular domain in a transformedplane, and the depth-averaged momentum equations and mass equation were given and discretized basedon the alternating direction implicit finite difference scheme in curvilinear coordinates. Theapplication of the presented method was illustrated by an example of analyzing the Yangtze River inthe vicinity of Nanjing city. A fair agreement between the measured data and computed resultsdemonstrates the validity of the developed method.

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF 2-D TIDAL FLOW AND WATER QUALITY UNDER THE CURVILINEAR COORDINATES

This paper presents a numerical method to simulate the 2-D tidal flow and water quality under the curvilinear coordinates. In order to overcome the computational difficulties in natural rivers, such as the complicated boundary figures, the great disparity between length and width of computational domain, etc. , boundary-fitted grid is used, the irregular domain in physical plane is transformed into a rectangular domain in transformed plane, and the depth-averaged momentum equations and mass equation are rewritten and discretized based on the finite volume techniques in curvilinear coordinates. Practical application of the method is illustrated by an example for the Dachangzhen Section of the Yangtze River. A fair agreement between the values measured and computed demonstrates the validity of the method developed.

Vorticity vector-potential method based on time-dependent curvilinear coordinates for two-dimensional rotating flows in closed configurations

In this study, a vorticity vector-potential method for two-dimensional viscous incompressible rotating driven flows is developed in the time-dependent curvilinear coordinates. The method is applicable in both inertial and non-inertial frames of reference with the advantage of a fixed and regular calculation domain. The numerical method is applied to triangle and curved triangle configurations in constant and varying rotational angular velocity cases respectively. The evolutions of flow field are studied. The geostrophic effect, unsteady effect and curvature effect on the evolutions are discussed.

WATER WAVE SIMULATION IN CURVILINEAR COORDINATES USING A TIME-DEPENDENT MILD SLOPE EQUATION

The purpose of this article is to model the detailed progress of wave propagation in curvilinear coordinates with an effective time-dependent mild slope equation. This was achieved in the following approach, firstly deriving the numerical model of the equation, i.e., Copeland＇s hyperbolic mild-slope equation, in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates based on principal of coordinate transformation, and then finding the numerical solution of the transformed model by use of the Alternative Directions Implicit （ADI） method with a space-staggered grid. To test the curvilinear model, two cases of a channel with varying cross section and a semi-circular channel were studied with corresponding analytical solutions. The model was further investigated through a numerical simulation in Ponce de Leon Inlet, USA. Good agreement is reached and therefore, the use of the present model is valid to calculate the progress of wave propagation in areas with curved shorelines, nearshore breakwaters and other complicated geometries.

SPACE-TIME CONSERVATION SCHEME IN NONORTHOGONAL CURVILINEAR COORDINATES

A scheme of space time conservation (STC) based on the method of space time conservation element and solution element (CE/SE) is represented in a nonorthogonal curvilinear coordinate system. The corresponding initial and boundary conditions are discussed. It is seen that in the nonorthogonal coordinates the scheme maintains the advantages of the STC method, and is noted for its simple structure, clear physical meaning, rapid calculation and high accuracy. It is easy to extend to the multidimensional flow. The numerical results for a 2D Euler equation show good agreement with those from other computational methods and the experiment.

Lattice Boltzmann model for shallow water in curvilinear coordinate grid

In this study, a multi-relaxation time lattice Boltzmann model for shallow water in a curvilinear coordinate grid is developed using the generalized form of the interpolation supplemented lattice Boltzmann method. The Taylor-Colette flow tests show that the proposed model enjoys a second order accuracy in space. The proposed model is applied to three types of meandering channels with 180°, 90°and 60° consecutive bends. The numerical results demonstrate that the simulated results agree well with previous computational and experimental data. In addition, the model can achieve the acceptable accuracy in terms of the water depth and the depth-averaged velocities for shallow water flows in curved and meandering channels over a wide range of bend angles.

Accelerating CFD simulation with high order finite difference method on curvilinear coordinates for modern GPU clusters

A high fidelity flow simulation for complex geometries for high Reynolds number(Re)flow is still very challenging,requiring a more powerful HPC system.However,the development of HPC with traditional CPU architecture suffers bottlenecks due to its high power consumption and technical difficulties.Heterogeneous architecture computation is raised to be a promising solution to the challenges of HPC development.GPU accelerating technology has been utilized in low order scheme CFD solvers on the structured grid and high order scheme solvers on unstructured meshes.The high-order finite difference methods on structured grids possess many advantages,e.g.,high efficiency,robustness,and low storage.However,the strong dependence among points for a high-order finite difference scheme still limits its application on the GPU platform.In the present work,we propose a set of hardware-aware technology to optimize data transfer efficiency between CPU and GPU,as well as communication efficiency among GPUs.An in-house multi-block structured CFD solver with high order finite difference methods on curvilinear coordinates is ported onto the GPU platform and obtains satisfying performance with a speedup maximum of around 2000x over a single CPU core.This work provides an efficient solution to apply GPU computing in CFD simulation with specific high order finite difference methods on current GPU heterogeneous computers.The test shows that significant accelerating effects can be achieved for different GPUs.

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF HIGH TURBULENT FREE SURFACE FLOW UNDER THE CURVILINEAR COORDINATES

This paper presents a new numerical method to simulate the high velocity turbulent flow with free surface by solving two-dimensional incompressible unsteady Navier-Stokes Eqs. , together with the k-ε turbulence model. In order to treat the non-rectangular boundary (or curvilinear boundary), orthogonal boundary-fitted grid is used and the Navier-Stokes Eqs. and k-ε turbulence model are rewritten and discreted in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates. Meanwhile, gas-liquid two-field model theory is introduced to treat the free-surface problem.

Staggered Calculation of Turbulent Flows Over a 3D Bluff Body Using Curvilinear Nonorthogonal Coordinates

A finite difference method is developed to predict turbulent flows over 3D bluffbodies. The K-ε turbulence model with Launder and Spalding's wall treatment isemployed. The solution alsorithm is based on a body fitted nonorthogonalcurvilinear eourdinate system and a stagsered grid arrangement. The covariantvelocity components are chosen as dependent variables. Convective fluxes aredescribed by the Power haw Scheme. The grids are generated with an ellipticgrid generator using control functions. Results obtained are compared withexporiment measurements and other calculations.

Mathematical Models for Combined Refraction-Diffraction of Waves on Non-Uniform Current and Depth

Two mathematical models for combined refraction-diffraction of regular and irregular waves on non-uniform current in water of slowly varying topography are presented in this paper. Model I is derived by wave theory and variational principle separately. It has two kinds of expressions including the dissipation term. Model n is based on the energy conservation equation with energy flux through the wave crest lines in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates and the wave kinematic conservation equation. The analysis and comparison and special cases of these two models are also given.

New Eulerian-Lagrangian Method for Salinity Calculation

A difference scheme in curvilinear coordinates is put forward for calculation of salinity in estuaries and coastal waters, which is based on Eulerian-Lagrangian method. It combines first-order and second-order Lagrangian interpolation to reduce numerical dispersion and oscillation. And the length of the curvilinear grid is also considered in the interpolation. Then the scheme is used in estuary, coast and ocean model, and several numerical experiments for the Yangtze Estuary and the Hangzhou Bay are conducted to test it. These experiments show that it is suitable for simulations of salinity in estuaries and coastal waters with the models using curvilinear coordinates.

A BFG model for calculation of tidal current and diffusion of pollutants in nearshore areas

This study presents a boundary-fitted grid (BFG) numerical model with an aim to simulate the tidal currents and diffusion of pollutants in complicated nearshore areas. To suit the general model to any curvilinear grids, generalized 2-D shallow sea dynamic equations and the advection diffusion equation are derived in curvilinear coordinates, and the contravariant components of the velocity vector are adopted for easily realizing boundary conditions and making the equations conservational. As the generalized equations are not limited by a speCific coordinate transformation. a self-adaptive grid generation method is then proposed conveniently to generate a boundary-fitted and varying SPacing grid.The calculation in the Yangpu Bay and the Xinying Bay shows that this is an effective model for calculating tidal currents and diffusion of pollutants in the more complicated nearshore areas.