Abstract

Fey's Method of Transport (MoT) is a multidimensional flux-vector-splitting scheme for systems of conservation laws. Similarly to its one-dimensional forerunner, the Steger–Warming scheme, and several other upwind finite-difference schemes, the MoT suffers from an inconsistency at sonic points when used with piecewise-constant reconstructions. This inconsistency is due to a cell-centered evolution scheme, which we call MoT-CCE, that is used to propagate the waves resulting from the flux-vector-splitting step. Here we derive new first-order- and second-order-consistent characteristic schemes based on interface-centered evolution, which we call MoT-ICE. We prove consistency at all points, including the sonic points. Moreover, we simplify Fey's wave decomposition by distinguishing clearly between a linearization and a decomposition step. Numerical experiments confirm the stability and accuracy of the new schemes. Owing to the simplicity of the two new ingredients of the MoT-ICE, its second-order version is several times faster than that of the MoT-CCE.

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