Abstract
In this paper, a spectral element method for the solution of the two-dimensional transient incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is introduced, which combines the segregated velocity-pressure equal-order formulation originated from the SIMPLE (semi-implicit method for pressure linked equations) algorithm. In contrast to previous segregated finite element method based on the SIMPLE algorithm, the pressure equation is derived from the momentum and continuity equations using the element matrices to ensure the convergence of the pressure. High-order element basis functions are adopted to construct the discrete form that presents arbitrary order or accuracy. The validation test with analytical solution verifies the high accuracy of the method. The flow in a lid-driven cavity with different inclination angles and the flow over a backward-facing step are investigated to further illustrate the property of the scheme. The computed results are in excellent agreement with the benchmark solutions, even if fewer grid points are used. The almost periodic solution for the flow of Re=10000 in a lid-driven square cavity is also captured by the present scheme. The numerical results indicate that the proposed high-order method can significantly reduce the number of grid points used in the calculation.
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