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- The scheme aims to minimize computational cost by solving the pressure Poisson equation only once per time step.
- It assumes the pressure at intermediate Runge-Kutta steps equals the historical pressure, allowing the pressure solve to be decoupled from velocity updates.
- A numerical example is presented to validate the resulting efficient and semi-explicit scheme. Time accuracy and computational performance are evaluated.
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Trapezoidal, Simpson’s 1/3, and Simpson’s 3/8. To verify the accuracy, we compare each rules
demonstrating the smallest error values among them. The software package MATLAB R2013a is applied to
determine the best method, as well as the results, are compared. It includes graphical comparisons
mentioning these methods graphically. After all, it is then emphasized that the among methods considered,
Simpson’s 1/3 is more effective and accurate when the condition of the subdivision is only even for solving
a definite integral.
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A Semi-Explicit Multi-Step Method For Solving Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations
1. applied
sciences
Article
A Semi-Explicit Multi-Step Method for Solving
Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations
Pavel Ryzhakov 1,* ID
and Julio Marti 1,2
1 Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics en Enginyeria (CIMNE), Edifici C1 Campus Nord
UPC C/ Gran Capità, S/N 08034 Barcelona, Spain; julio.marti@cimne.upc.edu
2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC),
08034 Barcelona, Spain
* Correspondence: pryzhakov@cimne.upc.edu
Received: 19 December 2017; Accepted: 14 January 2018; Published: 16 January 2018
Abstract: The fractional step method is a technique that results in a computationally-efficient
implementation of Navier–Stokes solvers. In the finite element-based models, it is often applied
in conjunction with implicit time integration schemes. On the other hand, in the framework of
finite difference and finite volume methods, the fractional step method had been successfully
applied to obtain predictor-corrector semi-explicit methods. In the present work, we derive a
scheme based on using the fractional step technique in conjunction with explicit multi-step time
integration within the framework of Galerkin-type stabilized finite element methods. We show that
under certain assumptions, a Runge–Kutta scheme equipped with the fractional step leads to an
efficient semi-explicit method, where the pressure Poisson equation is solved only once per time
step. Thus, the computational cost of the implicit step of the scheme is minimized. The numerical
example solved validates the resulting scheme and provides the insights regarding its accuracy and
computational efficiency.
Keywords: Runge–Kutta; fractional step method, incompressible flows; finite element method;
computational efficiency
1. Introduction
The solution of incompressible flow problems arising in real-life engineering applications calls
for developing accurate, yet efficient schemes, as the associated computational time becomes a
decisive factor for their use. Among the many methods available, one class of techniques commonly
implemented is the well-known fractional step method.
The method was originally introduced in the works of Chorin [1] and Temam [2] for incompressible
Navier–Stokes equations (independently, a similar methodology was developed and thoroughly studied
by Yanenko [3,4]).
Basically, the method allows one to decouple the primary variables of the governing equations
(the velocity and the pressure) and replaces the “monolithic” solution of the original coupled system
by a series of solution steps, ensuring that only one variable (either the velocity or the pressure) is
unknown at each step. First, the momentum equation is solved for an intermediate, non-solenoidal,
velocity removing the dependence on the unknown pressure. Afterwards, the pressure is found,
and the velocity is corrected fulfilling the incompressibility constraint.
It has been shown that the fractional step method can be viewed as a block LU decomposition
of the original monolithic equations system [5]. The method is very popular due to the resulting
computational efficiency (see, e.g., [6–8]). The accuracy of the method was addressed in [9].
Error estimates and pressure stability issues of the fractional step method have been analyzed in [10].
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An exhaustive review of different implementation versions of the method can be found in [11].
A method that unifies the artificial compressibility approach and a fractional step method can be
consulted in [12]. The fractional step methodology has been also applied to compressible flows
modeling (see, e.g., [13,14]). The peculiarities of applying the fractional step method to multiphase
flows with surface tension effects have been highlighted in [15].
While the majority of works on fractional step methods had been carried out considering fixed-grid
(Eulerian) approaches, some recent works have analyzed the implications of applying the fractional
step method to moving grid (Lagrangian) methods [16,17]. The fractional step method has been also
applied for modeling incompressible solids [18].
In the context of incompressible flow modeling, the fractional step method is often applied in
conjunction with implicit time integration schemes. This is the case for all the above-mentioned works.
Purely explicit schemes cannot be applied to incompressible Navier–Stokes equations due to the
implicit nature of the pressure.
On the other hand, an appealing possibility consists of developing a semi-explicit scheme, where
velocity is integrated explicitly, while pressure is treated implicitly. A particularly appealing option
relies on adopting an accurate high order methodology such as the Runge–Kutta time integration
family. This has been followed in several works, e.g., [19–26].
In the context of finite volume methods, this was followed, e.g., in [21,22]. In [21], the accuracy
of different versions of Runge–Kutta schemes is analyzed. The authors derive a predictor-corrector
scheme, which is very similar to a fractional step one; however, no spitting error is committed as
pressure is computed at every sub-step of the Runge–Kutta scheme. In [22], stability bounds of different
fractional step-based schemes (including the ones using Runge–Kutta integration) are analyzed for
high Reynolds number flows.
Several authors developed semi-explicit Runge–Kutta-based methods in the context of the finite
difference framework. In [22], a third-order Runge–Kutta scheme for the convective term combined
with a Crank–Nicholson integration for the viscous term was proposed. In [23], a fourth-order
Runge–Kutta scheme equipped with the solution of the pressure Poisson equation at each sub-step
is proposed (similar to [21]). The above-mentioned semi-explicit finite volume and finite differences
approaches rely on solving the pressure Poisson equation at every sub-step of the multi-step scheme,
which is a computationally-intensive option. The idea of reducing the number of implicit steps of a
semi-explicit scheme has been proposed in [25]. In the finite difference context, the authors proposed
a semi-explicit third-order Runge–Kutta-based scheme where the convective term was advanced
explicitly, while treating the viscous term implicitly. Most importantly, they suggested assuming that
the pressure corresponding to the intermediate Runge–Kutta steps equals the historical one. Thus,
the computationally-expensive pressure Poisson equation was solved only once per time step.
In the present work, we develop a similar approach in the context of Galerkin finite element
methods. In this work, we derive a scheme based on the combination of the fractional step technique
with the fourth-order Runge–Kutta scheme, striving to minimize the computational cost corresponding
to the implicit steps. We show that a certain assumption regarding the intermediate step pressures
results in an efficient semi-explicit scheme that requires solving the pressure Poisson equation only
once per time step.
The paper is organized as follows. We first define the space-discrete problem considering linear
velocity-pressure stabilized finite elements. Afterwards, time-discrete equations using the fourth-order
Runge–Kutta scheme are derived. Next, assumptions for the pressure at intermediate Runge–Kutta
steps are introduced, and the fractional split is applied. The resulting semi-explicit scheme is obtained.
The paper concludes with a numerical verification example. Time accuracy and computational
efficiency of the method are estimated.
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2. Governing Equations
The Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible flow defined over domain Ω with boundary Γ
can be written as:
ρ
∂u
∂t
+ ρ(u · ∇)u − ρν∆u + ∇p = f, (1)
∇ · u = 0, (2)
where u is the velocity vector, p the pressure, t time, f the body force, ρ the density and ν the
kinematic viscosity.
For ensuring the well-posedness of the system defined by Equations (1) and (2), suitable boundary
conditions must be specified. On the boundary Γ = ΓD ∪ ΓN, such that ΓD ∩ ΓN = ∅, the following
conditions are prescribed:
u = upr
at ΓD, (3)
σ · n = σ
pr
n at ΓN, (4)
where upr is the prescribed velocity, n is the outer unit normal to ΓN and σ
pr
n is the prescribed traction
vector. Homogeneous boundary conditions will be considered here for the sake of simplicity.
We define symbolically the differential Navier–Stokes operator as:
A(u, p) =
A1(u, p)
A2(u, p)
!
, (5)
where:
A1 = ρ(u · ∇)u − ρν∆u + ∇p, (6)
A2 = ∇ · u. (7)
Then, introducing the notation F =
f
0
!
, the governing equations can be written as:
ρ∂u
∂t
0
!
+ A(u, p) = F. (8)
2.1. Space Discretization
The Galerkin weak form of (8) reads:
ω, ρ
∂u
∂t
+ (ω, A1) + (q, A2) = hω, fi, (9)
where ω and q are the velocity and pressure test functions. In the notation adopted, (·, ·) and h·, ·i
stand for a bilinear and linear forms, respectively.
In order to obtain stable solutions for convection-dominated flows, the equations must be stabilized.
Additionally, pressure stabilization is necessary for equal order velocity-pressure interpolations, as they
do not satisfy the compatibility condition [27]. The Galerkin/least squares (GLS) stabilization method
allows one to circumvent this problem by summing ∑n
R
Ω A(ω, q) · (F − A(u, p) − ∂u
∂t ) to the original
weak form of the problem [28]. This means summing the product of the residual with the Navier–Stokes
operator A(ω, q) (this operator may be viewed as a changed weight function). We note that for linear
velocity-pressure elements, the GLS method coincides with the more recent (and less diffusive for a
general case) algebraic sub-grid scale (ASGS) method [29], the latter being defined based on the adjoint
operator A∗ as a weight function for the residual.
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Summing up the Galerkin weak form with the stabilization terms results in:
ρ(ω, ∂u
∂t ) + ρ(ω, u · ∇u) + (ω, ∇p) − ρν(ω, ∆u) + (q, ∇ · u)+
∑el τ
R
Ωel
(∇q + ρω · ∇ω − ρν∆ω) (f − ρ∂u
∂t − ρu · ∇u + ρν∆u − ∇p),
(10)
where the stabilization coefficient τ is defined as (see, e.g., [28]):
τ =
2||u||
h
+
4ν
h2
, (11)
where h is the element size.
Integrating the viscous term by parts and rearranging the terms (noting that in Equation (10),
products containing the test function ω contribute to the momentum equation, while the ones
containing q contribute to the mass conservation equation), the modified linear momentum and
mass conservation equations are obtained:
ρ(ω, ∂u
∂t ) + ρ(ω, u · ∇u) + ρν(∇ω, ∇u) − (∇ · ω, p)+
∑el τ
R
Ωel
(ω · ∇ω)
f − ρ∂u
∂t − ρu · ∇u − ∇p
= hf, ωi,
(12)
(q, ∇ · u) + ∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
∇q
f − ρ
∂u
∂t
− ρu · ∇u − ∇p
= 0. (13)
Prior to establishing the space-discretized stabilized governing system, we define the matrices
and vectors corresponding to each term of Galerkin weak form:
(ω, u) −→ Mū, (14)
(∇ · ω, p) −→ Gp̄, (15)
(∇ω, ∇u) −→ Lū, (16)
(ω, (u · ∇u)) −→ C(ū)ū, (17)
hf, ωi −→ F. (18)
The operators corresponding to the stabilization terms are:
∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
(ω · ∇ω)(ω · ∇u) −→ S1ū, (19)
∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
(ω · ∇ω)(u) −→ S2ū, (20)
∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
(ω · ∇ω)(∇p) −→ S3p̄, (21)
∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
(ω · ∇ω)(
∂u
∂t
) −→ Mst
∂ū
∂t
, (22)
∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
(ω · ∇ω)(f) −→ Fs1, (23)
∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
(∇q)(f) −→ Fs2, (24)
∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
(∇q)(u) −→ S4ū, (25)
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∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
(∇q)((ω · ∇)u) −→ S5ū, (26)
∑
el
τ
Z
Ωel
(∇q)(∇p) −→ Lτp̄. (27)
Note that the variables distinguished by an over-bar (ū and p̄) stand for vectors of nodal quantities.
Stabilized space-discrete equations in matrix form read:
(M + Mst)
∂ū
∂t
+ (µL + C(ū) + S1 + S2)ū − (G + S3)p̄ = F + Fs1, (28)
(D + S4 + S5)ū + Lτp̄ = Fs2. (29)
Note that dynamic viscosity µ = ρν was used. In the scope of applying the time integration
scheme of an explicit type, the lumped form of the mass matrix is adopted.
For the sake of clarity, we shall introduce the following short-hand notation:
C̄ = C + µL + S1 + S2, (30)
Ḡ = S3 + G, (31)
F̄ = F + Fs1 + Mstān, (32)
D̄ = D + S4 + S5, (33)
F̂ = Fs2, (34)
M̄ = M + Mst. (35)
Using this notation, the governing equations discretized in space read:
M̄
∂ū
∂t
+ C̄ū − Ḡp̄ = F̄, (36)
D̄ū + Lτp̄ = F̂. (37)
Next, time integration must be performed.
2.2. Time Integration
Taking into account the implicit nature of the pressure in the incompressible flows, a fully-explicit
time integration scheme cannot be used (strictly speaking, a fully-explicit scheme can be defined,
but the associated critical time step would be prohibitively small, being governed by the acoustic
pressure scale). However, one attractive option is defined by integrating the momentum equation
explicitly, except for the pressure term, which is treated in an implicit way. Explicit time integration
techniques are generally faster than their implicit counterparts as they do not involve non-linear
iterations, nor require solving linear systems (in case mass matrix lumping is used). However, they are
conditionally stable and are restricted by a critical time step size, which may be prohibitively small.
A powerful commonly-used class of explicit methods is the family of Runge–Kutta time integration
schemes. These integration methods involve the evaluation of residuals of the governing equation at
several sub-steps. Runge–Kutta schemes with n intermediate steps are characterized by the n-th order
of accuracy for n ≤ 4.
For larger values of sub-steps, the accuracy order is less than n. This makes the four-step scheme
the most commonly-implemented version. Moreover, considering the restrictions of the critical time
step size, this version of the method offers a good balance between the sub-step number and the
maximum permissible time step size. The details regarding the stability domain of Runge–Kutta
schemes can be consulted in, e.g., [28] (Chapter 5.3).
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Considering that the solution of a given problem is known at tn, the Runge–Kutta method requires
successive computation of the governing equation residuals at several sub-steps in order to obtain the
solution at tn+1. For a general Cauchy problem of type:
∂y
∂t
= f (y(t), t), (38)
the Runge–Kutta scheme of fourth order provides:
yn+1 − yn
∆t
=
1
6
[k1 + 2k2 + 2k3 + k4], (39)
where k1, . . . , k4 are the intermediate residuals or “right-hand side“ corrections that are obtained as:
k1 = f (tn, yn) (40)
k2 = f (tn +
∆t
2
, yn +
∆t
2
k1), (41)
k3 = f (tn +
∆t
2
, yn +
∆t
2
k2), (42)
k4 = f (tn + ∆t, yn + ∆tk3). (43)
Clearly, to compute yn+1, the function must be evaluated four times, at each intermediate step.
It also involves four updates of the primary variable.
Next, the momentum equation is integrated using this scheme. The corresponding residual can
be defined as:
r = F̄ − C̄ū + Ḡp̄. (44)
Thus, the set of velocities and residuals to be computed in order to integrate the momentum
equation in time using Equations (40)–(43) reads (note that the pressure terms are treated implicitly,
i.e., they correspond to the end-of-sub-step values):
r1 = F̄n − C̄(ūn)(ūn) + Ḡp̄α1, (45)
ūα1 = ūn +
1
2
M̄−1
∆tr1, (46)
r2 = F̄α1 − C̄(ūα1)(ūα1) + Ḡp̄α2, (47)
ūα2 = ūn +
1
2
M̄−1
∆tr2, (48)
r3 = F̄α2 − C̄(ūα2)(ūα2) + Ḡp̄α3, (49)
ūα3 = ūn + M̄−1
∆tr3, (50)
r4 = F̄n+1 − C̄(ūα3)(ūα3) + Ḡp̄α4. (51)
Computation of the right-hand-side corrections r1 , . . . , r4 exactly requires solving the mass balance
equation at all the sub-steps. However, this would imply performing the implicit step four times,
making the method computationally expensive.
In order to avoid this, we propose to assume that the pressure at the intermediate steps can
be computed from a linear interpolation of the values at tn and tn+1. This leads to the following
approximation:
• p̄α1 = p̄(tn) = p̄n,
• p̄α2 = p̄(tn + ∆t
2 ) = 1
2 (p̄n + p̄n+1),
• p̄α3 = p̄(tn + ∆t
2 ) = 1
2 (p̄n + p̄n+1),
• p̄α4 = p̄(tn+1) = p̄n+1.
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Following (39), the equation of linear momentum conservation in the discrete form can written as:
M̄
ūn+1 − ūn
∆t
=
1
6
[r1 + 2r2 + 2r3 + r4]. (52)
The assumption of the linear variation of pressure between tn and tn+1 permits removing the
gradients of pressure from the definition of the residuals and putting them into the overall momentum
equation (this form will facilitate applying the fractional split that will be done next):
M̄
ūn+1 − ūn
∆t
=
1
6
[r̄1 + 2r̄2 + 2r̄3 + r̄4] +
1
2
Ḡ p̄n+1 + p̄n
. (53)
with the modified residuals (indicated by an over-bar) defined as:
r̄1 = F̄n − C̄(ūn)(ūn), (54)
r̄2 = F̄α1 − C̄(ūα1)(ūα1), (55)
r̄3 = F̄α2 − C̄(ūα2)(ūα2), (56)
r̄4 = F̄n+1 − C̄(ūα3)(ūα3), (57)
considering that r = r̄ + Gp̄.
For the sake of brevity, we shall use the following notation for the sum of residuals:
R̄ =
1
6
[r̄1 + 2r̄2 + 2r̄3 + r̄4] (58)
2.3. Fractional Step Split
The governing system consists of momentum Equation (53) and the mass conservation equation
(Equation (37)), which in the time-integrated form is written as:
D̄ūn+1 + Lτp̄n+1 = F̂. (59)
For decoupling the velocity from the pressure, we shall apply the fractional step split by introducing
auxiliary velocity ũ, which is non-solenoidal.
The fractional split applied to Equation (53) leads to:
M
ũ − ūn
∆t
= R̃ + γḠp̄n, (60)
M
ūn+1 − ũ
∆t
=
1
2
Ḡp̄n+1 +
1
2
Ḡp̄n − γḠp̄n. (61)
where γ = 0 (no pressure gradient in the fractional momentum equations) or γ = 1 (historical pressure
gradient in the fractional momentum equation). The residuals are defined as:
R̃ =
1
6
[r̃1 + 2r̃2 + 2r̃3 + r̃4], (62)
r̃1 = F̄n − C̄(ūn)(ūn), (63)
r̃2 = F̄α1 − C̄(ũα1)(ũα1), (64)
r̃3 = F̄α2 − C̄(ũα2)(ũα2), (65)
r̃4 = F̄n+1 − C̄(ũα3)(ũα3). (66)
We emphasize that after applying the fractional step split, the residuals of the fractional momentum
equations correspond to the fractional velocities ũ. This is reflected by a “tilde” above the residual
symbol (R̃ and r̃). Note that summing Equations (60) and (61), one recovers the original momentum
equation under the fractional step approximation, which consists of assuming that the generalized
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convective operator can be computed using the fractional velocity C̄(ūn+1) ≈ C̄(ũ). This means
that convection is computed using the auxiliary non-solenoidal velocity. Following the ideas
of [10], the resulting accuracy can be estimated. The corresponding splitting error depends on γ:
O(||ūn+1 − ũ||) = ∆tO(||0.5(pn+1 + pn) − γpn||). If γ = 0, the order of approximation is ∆t. If γ = 1,
the order is ∆t2 since O(||pn+1 − γpn||) = ∆t. For higher accuracy, a second option is used here, thus
choosing γ = 1.
Applying the mass conservation Equation (59) to Equation (61) leads to:
∆tDM−1
1
2
Gp̄n+1 −
1
2
Gp̄n
= D̄ū − F̂ − Lτp̄n+1. (67)
Introducing the commonly-used approximation of the Laplace operator DM−1G ≈ L, one obtains:
M
ũ − ūn
∆t
= R̃ + Ḡp̄n, (68)
∆t
2
L(p̄n+1 − p̄n) = D̄ū − F̂ − Lτp̄n+1, (69)
M
ūn+1 − ũ
∆t
−
1
2
Ḡ(p̄n+1 − p̄n) = 0. (70)
which defines our discrete model. Equation (69) is known as the “pressure Poisson equation”.
The problem is thus solved in three steps:
1. Fractional momentum (Equation (68)) is solved. Fractional velocity ũ is obtained (explicit step).
2. The equation for the pressure (Equation (69)) is solved. Pressure p̄n+1 is obtained (implicit step).
3. Velocity is corrected (Equation (70)) giving ūn+1 (explicit step).
The accuracy and efficiency of the method proposed here will be estimated by means of a
numerical test.
3. Numerical Example
The method was implemented within Kratos Multi-Physics, a C++ object-oriented FE
framework [30]. For the solution of the linear equations system, the biconjugate gradient stabilized
method (BICGSTAB) was used.
3.1. Accuracy of the Scheme
In this benchmark, the time accuracy and computational efficiency of the present model are tested.
This benchmark was originally proposed in [10], where it was used for comparing the accuracy and
stability of different fractional step methods. In this example, one solves Navier–Stokes equations
in a unit square domain with homogeneous velocity conditions. A force vector is prescribed that
corresponds to the following analytic solution:
ux(x, y, t) = f (x)f ′(y)g(t),
uy(x, y, t) = −f ′(x)f (y)g(t).
(71)
where f and g are:
f (x) = 100x2(1 − x)2,
g(t) = cos(4πt)e−t.
(72)
Two pressure solutions satisfy the problem: p = 0 and p = 100x2. We adopt the second one as the
initial condition for the pressure.
The physical properties of the fluid are as follows: kinematic viscosity is 0.001 m2/s, and the
density is 1 kg/m3. The time interval considered was 1 s. A structured mesh of 80 × 80 linear triangular
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elements was used if not mentioned otherwise. Different time step sizes were tested. The method
proposed here was compared with an implicit method obtained by applying the fractional step to
equations obtained using the second order backward differentiation formula (BDF2) time integration
scheme (the implicit implementation was validated in [31]). Since the method proposed here is a
priori expected to exhibit second order convergence, the second order implicit scheme is selected for
comparison. We note that not only the rate of convergence is of importance, but also the error itself
(i.e., the ordinate position of the error vs. step size curve).
The velocity field at t = 1.0 is shown in Figure 1. The evolution of the horizontal velocity
component Ux at the point (x, y) = (0.75, 0.75) obtained using the implicit and the present semi-explicit
scheme is shown in Figures 2 and 3, respectively. One can see that as the time step diminishes, both
the proposed method and the fractional step method tend to the exact solution. However, for the large
time step, the implicit scheme clearly exhibits large error, while the semi-explicit Runge–Kutta scheme
results in a solution nearly coinciding with the analytic one.
For assessing the accuracy quantitatively, the convergence of the time approximation is displayed
in Figure 4. In order to obtain the graphs, the test was performed using various time step sizes in the
range between ∆t = 0.05 s and ∆t = 0.001 s. Error versus time step size was plotted for the proposed
semi-explicit and for the implicit method. The logarithmic scale was used. The error was computed as
the sum of the nodal errors at time t = 1 s: Err = ∑n
|uFE−uexact|
|uexact|
(n is the number of nodes).
One can see that both schemes exhibit quadratic convergence. However, the error introduced
by the proposed method is considerably smaller than that of the implicit method for a given time
step. For example, the semi-explicit Runge–Kutta scheme with ∆t = 0.01 leads to the same error as the
implicit scheme with ∆t = 0.001. This indicates that provided s lower computational cost (per time
step) of the semi-explicit scheme, a considerable gain in the overall computational time is expected.
Figure 1. Computational mesh and velocity field at t = 1 s. Solution obtained using the semi-explicit
Runge–Kutta scheme.
3.2. Computational Efficiency of the Scheme
In order to highlight the computational efficiency properties of the proposed method, the test
described in the previous sub-section was performed using two time step sizes (∆t = 0.01 s
and ∆t = 0.001 s) and two meshes (rough mesh: 6500 nodes and fine mesh: 160,000 nodes).
The computational cost of different solution steps was estimated.
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-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Ux
(0.75,0.75)(m/s)
time (s)
Analythical solution
Implicit dt=0.01
Implicit dt=0.05
Figure 2. Temporal evolution of the horizontal velocity at (x, y) = (0.75, 0.75). Implicit second order
backward differentiation formula (BDF2) scheme.
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Ux
(0.75,0.75)(m/s)
Time (s)
Analythical solution
RK dt=0.01
RK dt=0.05
Figure 3. Temporal evolution of the horizontal velocity at (x, y) = (0.75, 0.75). Semi-explicit Runge–Kutta scheme.
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
-3 -2.8 -2.6 -2.4 -2.2 -2 -1.8 -1.6 -1.4 -1.2
Log
Err
Log dt
Implict
RK
Figure 4. Error at t = 1 s against the time step, logarithmic scale.
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The test was performed on an Intel i5 desktop computer. It was executed on a single thread in
order to gain the insight of the efficiency of the scheme without considering the gains obtained by
parallel implementation. Poisson’s equation was solved using the biconjugate gradient stabilized
algorithm with a diagonal preconditioning and a fixed tolerance of 10−3.
The computational times corresponding to the solution of the fractional momentum equation
(first step) and the pressure Poisson equation are displayed. The computational cost of the momentum
equation correction is not displayed, being negligible. Computational times were calculated as the
average over all time steps.
Figure 5 shows the computational times corresponding to the tests performed on the rough mesh.
One can see that the costs of the solution of Poisson’s equation using both the proposed and the implicit
schemes are nearly identical (around 0.02 s) for all considered time step sizes. The computational cost
of the momentum equation solution equals 0.015 s in the case of the semi-explicit scheme and 0.035 s
in the case of the implicit scheme for ∆t = 0.001 s. Increasing the time step to 0.01 s, the computational
cost of the first step nearly does not change for the semi-explicit scheme, while it increases to 0.075 s
in the case of the implicit scheme. This occurs due to the increased number of non-linear iterations
necessary for the convergence of the implicit scheme.
Figure 6 shows the computational times obtained in the simulation carried out on a fine mesh.
Similar to the results shown in the previous figure, the time required for the solution of Poisson’s
equation is similar in both methods, while there is a considerable difference in the time required for
the solution of the fractional momentum equation (first step). One can see again that for larger time
steps, several non-linear iterations are required in the case of the implicit scheme. In the considered
case, for ∆t = 0.01 s, the overall computational cost of the implicit method is more than three-times
larger than that of the semi-explicit scheme (the cost of the first step is more than five-times higher
in the case of using the implicit scheme). We also note that Figure 4 indicates that for achieving a
given accuracy, the semi-explicit scheme allows using much larger time steps. For instance, a relative
error of approximately 10−4 requires using ∆t 0.001 s in the case of the implicit scheme, while the
semi-explicit scheme leads to this accuracy already for ∆t = 0.01 s. Thus, the overall computational
cost corresponding to the time accuracy is much smaller in the case of using the semi-explicit scheme.
We note that the one can estimate the restrictions of the semi-explicit scheme for a given problem
knowing Courant and Fourier numbers. The latter strongly restricts the time step in the case of high
viscosities. However, such engineering fluids as air or water are characterized by low viscosity. Thus,
the present methodology can be successfully used for a wide range of practical applications.
Figure 5. Computational time of different solution steps. Semi-explicit vs. implicit method. Mesh of 6500 nodes.
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Figure 6. Computational time of different solution steps. Semi-explicit vs. implicit method. Mesh of
160,000 nodes.
4. Summary and Conclusions
This paper has shown how an efficient semi-explicit strategy can be derived in the framework
of the stabilized Galerkin finite element methods. A methodology based on a combination of the
Runge–Kutta time integration scheme with the fractional step technique was presented. It was shown
that introducing an approximation for the pressure at the intermediate steps of the Runge–Kutta
method leads to a scheme where the implicit step necessary for computing the pressure is performed
only once.
A priori estimates, as well as numerical tests have shown that the time accuracy of the resulting scheme
reduces to the second order; however, the value of the error for a given time step is several orders of
magnitude smaller than the one arising when applying fractional step to second-order implicit schemes.
Thus, for the problems where critical time step estimates due to CFL (Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy) criteria
are favorable, the method proposed here defines a very advantageous option in comparison with the
implicit schemes.
The overall computational cost of the resulting method is governed by the cost of a single
solution of the pressure Poisson equation, which is an equation of inhomogeneous Laplace type.
Thus, an important step to make the proposed method even more efficient is to devise a scheme for
minimizing the cost of solving Poisson’s equation, which can be done at the level of the linear solver
following algebraic multi-grid or deflation techniques [32].
Another observation is that even though implicit time integration schemes are preferred in the
literature against explicit ones, the latter are in a better position attending to the present hardware
technology. This is oriented toward the usage of parallel computers and general purpose graphic
processor units (GPGPU) [33]. Thus, the cost associated with the first part may be considerable reduced.
Acknowledgments: This work was supported under the auspices of the COMETADproject of the National
RTDPlan (Ref. MAT2014-60435-C2-1-R) by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain.
Author Contributions: The methodology has been developed by both authors. P. Ryzhakov implemented the
multi-step method. J. Marti implemented the pressure correction. The accuracy analysis has been done by J. Marti,
while computational efficiency estimation has been done by P. Ryzhakov.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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