Nodal integral method to solve the two-dimensional, time-dependent, incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in curvilinear coordinates

Abstract

The numerical solution of the two–dimensional, time–dependent, incompressible Navier–Stokes equations (NSE) in curvilinear coordinates using the nodal integral method (NIM) is presented in this paper. The developed numerical scheme is applied to solve fluid flow problems in domains discretized using quadrilateral cells. Three test problems are numerically solved to assess the accuracy and efficiency of the method. The scheme is second-order accurate in space for all considered deformation levels and Re numbers. The results of the current scheme are compared with the other numerical results in the literature, and good agreement is obtained for all considered cases. The NIM demonstrates superior accuracy per cell compared to other second–order finite–volume schemes considered in this work. New benchmark results obtained from the solution on fine meshes are presented.