COUPLED2027

IS012 - Decoupled Strategies for Flow Problems and Multiphysics

Organized by: D. Pacheco (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) and R. Schussnig (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
Keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Fluid-structure interaction, Multiphase, Multiphysics, Numerical methods
Fluid flows, whether in a multiphysical context or not, are always coupled problems. In incompressible flows, for example, the velocity-pressure coupling is the main source of numerical and computational challenges. Furthermore, most fluid scenarios in engineering and science involve other types of physics, such as structural mechanics or heat transfer. In this context, a major research topic in numerics and scientific computing is how to efficiently decouple the solution of these different quantities without sacrificing numerical stability or accuracy. Decoupling methods include, e.g., linearisation techniques splitting certain quantities within each iterative loop [1]. Other popular examples are semi-implicit schemes that treat coupling terms explicitly, which includes fractional-step/projection methods [2], fast explicit stepping, and IMEX schemes [3]. This mini-symposium aims to bring together researchers from Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid-Structure Interaction and Multi-physics, who work on developing decoupling strategies to improve efficiency and/or simplify implementation for such complex problems. Contributions are sought, for instance, involving multiphase flows, non-Newtonian fluids, phase change, partitioned FSI, and thermally coupled problems, ranging from computational aspects to numerical analysis.