Table 2.
Typical settings of lower- and high-resolution IA CFD simulations
| Lower-resolution CFD | High-resolution CFD | |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical scheme | ||
| Spatial discretization (order) | UD (1st) | UD (2nd) |
| Temporal discretization (order) | SIMPLE (1st) | SIMPLE (2nd) |
| Spatial resolution | ||
| Number of elements (× 106) | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Range (× 106) | 0.3–1.0 | 1.3–6.5 |
| Max element size (mm) | 0.3 | 0.13 |
| Temporal resolution | ||
| Average time step (ms) | 1.0 | 0.23 |
| Simulated number of periods | 3 | 6 |
| Number of periods examined | 1 | 3 |
UD, upwind differencing spatial discretization scheme; SIMPLE, semi-implicit method for pressure-linked equations temporal discretization scheme