FLIP: A method for adaptively zoned, particle-in-cell calculations of fluid flows in two dimensions

A method is presented for calculating fluid flow in two dimensions using a full particle-in-cell representation on an adaptively zoned grid. The method has many interesting properties, among them an almost total absence of numerical dissipation and the ability to represent large variations in the da...

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Published in:Journal of computational physics 1986-08, Vol.65 (2), p.314-343
Main Authors: Brackbill, J.U., Ruppel, H.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compressible flows
shock and detonation phenomena
Exact sciences and technology
Fluid dynamics
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Physics
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Summary:A method is presented for calculating fluid flow in two dimensions using a full particle-in-cell representation on an adaptively zoned grid. The method has many interesting properties, among them an almost total absence of numerical dissipation and the ability to represent large variations in the data. The method is described using a standard formalism and its properties are illustrated by supersonic flow over a step and the interaction of a shock with a thin foil.
ISSN:0021-9991
1090-2716
DOI:10.1016/0021-9991(86)90211-1