[Nek5000-users] Fwd: Variable density flows

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Hi Paul

For variable density case do I need to use the low mach number version or
some other way ?

Thanks
praveen


On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 8:24 PM, <nek5000-users at lists.mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

>
> In principle, this should work with the Pn-Pn-2 STRESS formulation, but
> I don't think it has been thoroughly tested.
>
> Regarding large viscosity variations, work needs to be done on the
> preconditioners for the viscous terms.   This hasn't been a traditional
> focus for Nek5000, which has been aimed at high Reynolds number flows
> where the viscous solves are essentially trivial (compared to the
> pressure, say).
>
> Certainly, there are things that could be done to be effective in
> this space.  I would start by running some test problems with the
> STRESS formulation to see if you get the accuracy you're after.  If
> so, then we can look into performance enhancement via better
> preconditioning
> strategies for the case at hand.
>
> HTH,
>
> Paul
>
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> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 9:16:24 AM
> Subject: [Nek5000-users] Fwd: Variable density flows
>
>
>
> Hello
>
>
>
>
>
> Can we solve variable density incompressible flows with nek5000 ? For e.g.
> see the model given by eq. 2.1 here
>
>
>
> http://www.math.tamu.edu/~guermond/PUBLICATIONS/guermond_quartapelle_JCP_2000.pdf
>
>
>
> Also, can nek handle variable viscosity with large variations ?
>
>
> Thanks
> praveen
>
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