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Multiscale simulation of rarefied polyatomic gas flow via DIG method

2025/01/19 by Luo, Liyan, Tao Huang, Li Qi +4
Engineering · Mathematics · #Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies #Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory #Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2501.10965

Abstract

A novel multiscale numerical method is developed to accelerate direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) simulations for polyatomic gases with internal energy. This approach applies the general synthetic iterative scheme to stochastic simulations, removing the inherent restrictions on spatial grid size in DSMC and boosting the evolution of the particle distribution towards a steady state. Firstly, the proposed method intermittently couples the standard DSMC solver with the solution of steady-state macroscopic synthetic equations derived from the kinetic equation for polyatomic gases. These synthetic equations, encompassing accurate constitutive relations and relaxation rates, ensure applicability across the entire flow regime. Secondly, the particle distribution within the DSMC framework is adjusted to align with the solution of the macroscopic equations, significantly accelerating convergence to the steady-state solution. Finally, an adaptive treatment is implemented for the constitutive relations. Higher-order terms extracted from DSMC are applied only in rarefied regions where the local Knudsen number exceeds a predefined threshold. The fast convergence and asymptotic-preserving properties of the proposed method are demonstrated through several numerical simulations, in which it achieves remarkable speedups compared to standard DSMC, particularly in the near-continuum regime.

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