Feature compatibility

ECOGEN provides the ability to use several features according to the flow model. Below is summarized the feature compatibility according to each flow model.

Feature / Model

Euler

NonEqDEM

NonEq

VelocityEq

VelocityEqTotEnergy

PressureVelocityEq

TemperaturePressureVelocityEq

EulerHomogeneous

ExtendedNavierStokesKorteweg1D

Geometry

Cartesian mesh

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unstructured mesh

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Symmetry (cylindrical/spherical)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Numerical scheme

1st order

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2nd order (*)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes (Cartesian/AMR mesh only)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes (Cartesian/AMR mesh only)

Riemann-problem solver

HLLC

HLLC; Exact (only for IG and SG EOS)

HLLC- and HLL-types

HLLC

HLLC

HLLC

HLLC

HLLC

HLLC

Relaxation

Velocity

x

Yes

Yes

x

x

x

x

x

x

Pressure

x

Yes

Yes

Yes (finite and infinite)

Yes (finite and infinite)

Default

x

x

x

Pressure-Temperature

x

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

x

x

x

Pressure-Temperature-Chemical Potential

x

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

x

Source

Gravity

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Heat source

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Moving Reference Frame

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Acoustic waves

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Additional physics

Surface tension

x

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Already included in base model

Viscosity

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Already included in base model

Turbulence

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Conduction

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Gradient

Finite difference (Cartesian mesh only)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

x

Yes

Green-Gauss

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

x

Yes

Boundary condition

Non-reflecting

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wall (non-slip)

Yes

Yes (only for HLLC)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Symmetry (slip)

Yes

Yes (only for HLLC)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Moving wall (non-slip)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Tank

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Inj

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Outflow

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

SubInj

Yes

x

x

x

x

x

x

No

No

Periodic

Yes (no AMR, Cartesian only)

Yes (no AMR, Cartesian only)

Yes (no AMR, Cartesian only)

Yes (no AMR, Cartesian only)

Yes (no AMR, Cartesian only)

Yes (no AMR, Cartesian only)

Yes (no AMR, Cartesian only)

Yes (no AMR, Cartesian only)

Yes (no AMR, Cartesian only)

Equation of state

Ideal Gas

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

x

Stiffened Gas

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

x

Noble-Abel Stiffened Gas

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

x

van der Waals

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Non-linear Schrödinger

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Polynomial

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

x denotes a feature not relevant to the model.

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* Some limiters are only available depending on the mesh type (see Main.xml).