High Order Finite Difference WENO Methods for Shallow Water Equations on Curvilinear Meshes

A high order finite difference numerical scheme is developed for the shallow water equations on curvilinear meshes based on an alternative flux formulation of the weighted essentially non-oscillatory(WENO)scheme.The exact C-property is investigated,and comparison with the standard finite difference WENO scheme is made.Theoretical derivation and numerical results show that the proposed finite difference WENO scheme can maintain the exact C-property on both stationarily and dynamically generalized coordinate systems.The Harten-Lax-van Leer type flux is developed on general curvilinear meshes in two dimensions and verified on a number of benchmark problems,indicating smaller errors compared with the Lax-Friedrichs solver.In addition,we propose a positivity-preserving limiter on stationary meshes such that the scheme can preserve the non-negativity of the water height without loss of mass conservation.

Two-dimensional shallow water equations with porosity and their numerical scheme on unstructured grids

In this study, porosity was introduced into two-dimensional shallow water equations to reflect the effects of obstructions, leading to the modification of the expressions for the flux and source terms. An extra porosity source term appears in the momentum equation. The numerical model of the shallow water equations with porosity is presented with the finite volume method on unstructured grids and the modified Roe-type approximate Riemann solver. The source terms of the bed slope and porosity are both decomposed in the characteristic direction so that the numerical scheme can exactly satisfy the conservative property. The present model was tested with a dam break with discontinuous porosity and a flash flood in the Toce River Valley. The results show that the model can simulate the influence of obstructions, and the numerical scheme can maintain the flux balance at the interface with high efficiency and resolution.

Moving-Water Equilibria Preserving HLL-Type Schemes for the Shallow Water Equations

We construct new HLL-type moving-water equilibria preserving upwind schemes for the one-dimensional Saint-Venant system of shallow water equations with nonflat bottom topography.The designed first-and secondorder schemes are tested on a number of numerical examples,in which we verify the well-balanced property as well as the ability of the proposed schemes to accurately capture small perturbations of moving-water steady states.

High-resolution central difference scheme for the shallow water equations

A two-dimensional nonoscillatory central difference scheme was extended to the shallow water equations. A high-resolution numerical method for solving the shallow water equations was presented. In order to prevent oscillation, the nonlinear limiter is employed to approximate the discrete slopes. The main advantage of the presented method is simplicity comparable with the upwind schemes. This method does not require Riemann solvers or some form of flux difference splitting methods. Furthermore, the discrete derivatives of flux can be approximated by the component-wise approach and thus the computation of Jacobian can be avoided. The method retains high resolution and high accuracy similar to the upwind results. It is applied to simulating several tests, including circular dam-break problem, shock focusing problem and partial dam-break problem. The results are in good agreement with the numerical results obtained by other methods. The simulated results also demonstrate that the presented method is stable and efficient.

THE CAUCHY PROBLEM FOR THE TWO LAYER VISCOUS SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS

In this paper,the Cauchy problem for the two layer viscous shallow water equations is investigated with third-order surface-tension terms and a low regularity assumption on the initial data.The global existence and uniqueness of the strong solution in a hybrid Besov space are proved by using the Littlewood-Paley decomposition and Friedrichs'regularization method.

A second-order accurate fluid-in-cell (FLIC) method for the 2D shallow water equations with topography

The fluid-in-cell （FLIC） approach of Gentry et al. （1966） is extended to second-order accuracy in space and applied to solve the 2D shallow water equations with topography. The FLIC method can be interpreted in a finite volume sense, it therefore conserves both water mass and momentum. Like the original FLIC method the second-order FLIC method presented here is able to handle wetting-drying fronts without any special treatment. Moreover, the resulting method is shock capturing and well-balanced, satisfying both the C- and extended C-properties exactly. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

An Explicit High Resolution Scheme for Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations

The present study develops a numerical model of the two-dimensional fully nonlinear shallow water equations （NSWE） for the wave run-up on a beach. The finite volume method （FVM） is used to solve the equations, and a second-order explicit scheme is developed to improve the computation efficiency. The numerical fluxes are obtained by the two dimensional Roe＇ s flux function to overcome the errors caused by the use of one dimensional fluxes in dimension splitting methods. The high-resolution Godunov-type TVD upwind scheme is employed and a second-order accuracy is achieved based on monotonic upstream schemes for conservation laws （MUSCL） variable extrapolation; a nonlinear limiter is applied to prevent unwanted spurious oscillation. A simple but efficient technique is adopted to deal with the moving shoreline boundary. The verification of the solution technique is carried out by comparing the model output with documented results and it shows that the solution technique is robust.

MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS FOR THE SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS INCLUDING CURRENT AND SILT SEDIMENTATION (Ⅱ)——THE DISCRETE-TIME CASE ALONG CHARACTERISTICS

The mixed finite element(MFE) methods for a shallow water equation system consisting of water dynamics equations,silt transport equation,and the equation of bottom topography change were derived.A fully discrete MFE scheme for the discrete_time along characteristics is presented and error estimates are established.The existence and convergence of MFE solution of the discrete current velocity,elevation of the bottom topography,thickness of fluid column,and mass rate of sediment is demonstrated.

MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS FOR THE SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS INCLUDING CURRENT AND SILT SEDIMENTA-TION (Ⅰ)-THE CONTINUOUS-TIME CASE

An initial-boundary value problem for shallow equation system consisting of water dynamics equations,silt transport equation, the equation of bottom topography change,and of some boundary and initial conditions is studied, the existence of its generalized solution and semidiscrete mixed finite element(MFE) solution was discussed, and the error estimates of the semidiscrete MFE solution was derived.The error estimates are optimal.

A New Well-Balanced Finite Volume CWENO Scheme for Shallow Water Equations over Bottom Topography

In this article,we develop a new well-balanced finite volume central weighted essentially non-oscillatory(CWENO)scheme for one-and two-dimensional shallow water equations over uneven bottom.The well-balanced property is of paramount importance in practical applications,where many studied phenomena can be regarded as small perturbations to the steady state.To achieve the well-balanced property,we construct numerical fluxes by means of a decomposition algorithm based on a novel equilibrium preserving reconstruction procedure and we avoid applying the traditional hydrostatic reconstruction technique accordingly.This decomposition algorithm also helps us realize a simple source term discretization.Both rigorous theoretical analysis and extensive numerical examples all verify that the proposed scheme maintains the well-balanced property exactly.Furthermore,extensive numerical results strongly suggest that the resulting scheme can accurately capture small perturbations to the steady state and keep the genuine high-order accuracy for smooth solutions at the same time.

Residual symmetry, CRE integrability and interaction solutions of two higher-dimensional shallow water wave equations

Two(3+1)-dimensional shallow water wave equations are studied by using residual symmetry and the consistent Riccati expansion(CRE) method. Through localization of residual symmetries, symmetry reduction solutions of the two equations are obtained. The CRE method is applied to the two equations to obtain new B?cklund transformations from which a type of interesting interaction solution between solitons and periodic waves is generated.

NUMERICAL SIMULATION FOR 2D SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS BY USING GODUNOV-TYPE SCHEME WITH UNSTRUCTURED MESH

In order to establish a well-balanced scheme, 2D shallow water equations were transformed and solved by using the Finite Volume Method （FVM） with unstructured mesh. The numerical flux from the interface between cells was computed with an exact Riemann solver, and the improved dry Riemann solver was applied to deal with the wet/dry problems. The model was verified through computing some typical examples and the tidal bore on the Qiantang River. The results show that the scheme is robust and accurate, and could be applied extensively to engineering problems.

A CHARACTERISTIC-BASED FINITE VOLUME SCHEME FOR SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS

We propose a new characteristic-based finite volume scheme combined with the method of Central Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory （CWENO） reconstruction and characteristics, to solve shallow water equations. We apply the scheme to simulate dam-break problems. A number of challenging test cases are considered, such as large depth differences even wet/dry bed. The numerical solutions well agree with the analytical solutions. The results demonstrate the desired accuracy, high-resolution and robustness of the presented scheme.

A HIGH RESOLUTION FINITE VOLUME METHOD FOR SOLVING SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS

A high resolution finite volume numerical method for solving the shallow water equations is developed in this paper. In order to extend finite difference TVD scheme to finite volume method, a new geometry and topology of control bodies is defined by considering the corresponding relationships between nodes and elements. This solver is implemented on arbitrary quadrilateral meshes and their satellite elements, and based on a second order hybrid type of TVD scheme in space discretization and a two step Runge Kutta method in time discretization. Then it is used to deal with two typical dam break problems and very satisfactory results are obtained comparied with other numerical solutions. It can be considered as an efficient implement for the computation of shallow water problems, especially concerning those having discontinuities, subcritical and supercritical flows and complex geometries.

SOLUTION OF 2D SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS BY GENUINELY MULTIDIMENSIONAL SEMI-DISCRETE CENTRAL SCHEME

A numerical two-dimensional shallow water method was based on method for solving the equations was presented. This the third-order genuinely multidimensional semi-discrete central scheme for spatial discretization and the optimal third-order Strong Stability Preserving （SSP） Runge-Kutta method for time integration. The third-order compact Central Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory （CWENO） reconstruction was adopted to guarantee the non-oscillatory behavior of the presented scheme and improve the resolution. Two kinds of source terms were considered in this work. They were evaluated using different approaches. The resulting scheme does not require Riemann solvers or characteristic decomposition, hence it retains all the attractive features of central schemes such as simplicity and high resolution. To evaluate the performance of the presented scheme, several numerical examples were tested. The results demonstrate that our method is efficient, stable and robust.

A NUMERICAL STUDY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WENO SCHEMES BASED ON DIFFERENT NUMERICAL FLUXES FOR THE SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS

In this paper we investigate the performance of the weighted essential non-oscillatory （WENO） methods based on different numerical fluxes, with the objective of obtaining better performance for the shallow water equations by choosing suitable numerical fluxes. We consider six numerical fluxes, i.e., Lax-Friedrichs, local Lax-Friedrichs, Engquist-Osher, Harten-Lax-van Leer, HLLC and the first-order centered fluxes, with the WENO finite volume method and TVD Runge-Kutta time discretization for the shallow water equations. The detailed numerical study is performed for both one-dimensional and two-dimensional shallow water equations by addressing the property, and resolution of discontinuities. issues of CPU cost, accuracy, non-oscillatory

Urban Stormwater Modeling with Local Inertial Approximation Form of Shallow Water Equations: A Comparative Study

This study focused on the performance and limitations of the local inertial approximation form model(LIM)of the shallow water equations(SWEs)when applied in urban flood modeling.A numerical scheme of the LIM equations was created using finite volume method with a first-order spatiotemporal Roe Riemann solver.A simplified urban stormwater model(SUSM)considering surface and underground dual drainage system was constructed based on LIM and the US Environmental Protection Agency Storm Water Management Model.Moreover,a complete urban stormwater model(USM)based on the SWEs with the same solution algorithm was used as the evaluation benchmark.Numerical results of the SUSM and USM in a highly urbanized area under four rainfall return periods were analyzed and compared.The results reveal that the performance of the SUSM is highly consistent with that of the USM but with an improvement in computational efficiency of approximately 140%.In terms of the accuracy of the model,the SUSM slightly underestimates the water depth and velocity and is less accurate when dealing with supercritical flow in urban stormwater flood modeling.Overall,the SUSM can produce comparable results to USM with higher computational efficiency,which provides a simplified and alternative method for urban flood modeling.

A Well-Balanced Positivity-Preserving Quasi-Lagrange Moving Mesh DG Method for the Shallow Water Equations

A high-order, well-balanced, positivity-preserving quasi-Lagrange movingmesh DG method is presented for the shallow water equations with non-flat bottomtopography. The well-balance property is crucial to the ability of a scheme to simulate perturbation waves over the lake-at-rest steady state such as waves on a lake ortsunami waves in the deep ocean. The method combines a quasi-Lagrange movingmesh DG method, a hydrostatic reconstruction technique, and a change of unknownvariables. The strategies in the use of slope limiting, positivity-preservation limiting,and change of variables to ensure the well-balance and positivity-preserving properties are discussed. Compared to rezoning-type methods, the current method treatsmesh movement continuously in time and has the advantages that it does not need tointerpolate flow variables from the old mesh to the new one and places no constraintfor the choice of a update scheme for the bottom topography on the new mesh. A selection of one- and two-dimensional examples are presented to demonstrate the wellbalance property, positivity preservation, and high-order accuracy of the method andits ability to adapt the mesh according to features in the flow and bottom topography.

Simulations of Shallow Water Equations by Finite Difference WENO Schemes with Multilevel Time Discretization

In this paper we study a class of multilevel high order time discretization procedures for the finite difference weighted essential non-oscillatory(WENO)schemes to solve the one-dimensional and two-dimensional shallow water equations with source terms.Multilevel time discretization methods can make full use of computed information by WENO spatial discretization and save CPU cost by holding the former computational values.Extensive simulations are performed,which indicate that,the finite difference WENO schemes with multilevel time discretization can achieve higher accuracy,and are more cost effective than WENO scheme with Runge-Kutta time discretization,while still maintaining nonoscillatory properties.

Implicit Parallel FEM Analysis of Shallow Water Equations

The velocity field in the Wu River at Chongqing was simulated using the shallow water equation implemented on clustered workstations. The parallel computing technique was used to increase the comput- ing power. The shallow water equation was discretized to a linear system of equations with a direct parallel generalized minimum residual algorithm (GMRES) used to solve the linear system. Unlike other parallel GMRES methods, the direct GMRES method does not alter the sequential algorithm, but bases the paral- lelization on basic operations such as the matrix-vector product. The computed results agree well with ob- served results. The parallel computing technique significantly increases the solution speed for this large- scale problem.