An Entropy Stable Nodal Discontinuous Galerkin Method for the resistive MHD Equations. Part II: Subcell Finite Volume Shock CapturingShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Journal of Computational Physics, ISSN 0021-9991, E-ISSN 1090-2716, Vol. 444, article id 110580Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The second paper of this series presents two robust entropy stable shock-capturing methods for discontinuous Galerkin spectral element (DGSEM) discretizations of the compressible magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) equations. Specifically, we use the resistive GLM-MHD equations, which include a divergence cleaning mechanism that is based on a generalized Lagrange multiplier (GLM). For the continuous entropy analysis to hold, and due to the divergence-free constraint on the magnetic field, the GLM-MHD system requires the use of non-conservative terms, which need special treatment.
Hennemann et al. ["A provably entropy stable subcell shock capturing approach for high order split form DG for the compressible Euler equations". JCP, 2020] recently presented an entropy stable shock-capturing strategy for DGSEM discretizations of the Euler equations that blends the DGSEM scheme with a subcell first-order finite volume (FV) method. Our first contribution is the extension of the method of Hennemann et al. to systems with non-conservative terms, such as the GLM-MHD equations. In our approach, the advective and non-conservative terms of the equations are discretized with a hybrid FV/DGSEM scheme, whereas the visco-resistive terms are discretized only with the high-order DGSEM method. We prove that the extended method is \change{semi-discretely} entropy stable on three-dimensional unstructured curvilinear meshes. Our second contribution is the derivation and analysis of a second entropy stable shock-capturing method that provides enhanced resolution by using a subcell reconstruction procedure that is carefully built to ensure entropy stability.
We provide a numerical verification of the properties of the hybrid FV/DGSEM schemes on curvilinear meshes and show their robustness and accuracy with common benchmark cases, such as the Orszag-Tang vortex and the GEM (Geospace Environmental Modeling) reconnection challenge. Finally, we simulate a space physics application: the interaction of Jupiter's magnetic field with the plasma torus generated by the moon Io.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE , 2021. Vol. 444, article id 110580
Keywords [en]
Compressible Magnetohydrodynamics, Shock Capturing, Entropy Stability, Discontinuous Galerkin Spectral Element Methods
National Category
Computational Mathematics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-178121DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2021.110580ISI: 000690431700007OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-178121DiVA, id: diva2:1582624
Funder
EU, European Research Council, 714487Swedish Research Council, 2020-03642
Note
Funding: European Research CouncilEuropean Research Council (ERC)European Commission [714487]; Vetenskapsradet, SwedenSwedish Research Council [2020-03642 VR]; Regional Computing Center of the University of Cologne (RRZK)
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