Birte Schmidtmann

Birte Schmidtmann, Rémi Abgrall, Manuel Torrilhon

In this article, we propose a finite volume limiter function for a reconstruction on the three-point stencil. Compared to classical limiter functions in the MUSCL framework, which yield $2^{\text{nd}}$-order accuracy, the new limiter is $3^\text{rd}$-order accurate for smooth solutions. In an earlier work, such a $3^\text{rd}$-order limiter function was proposed and showed successful results [2]. However, it came with unspecified parameters. We close this gap by giving information on these parameters.

Birte Schmidtmann, Benjamin Seibold, Manuel Torrilhon

Weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) and finite volume (FV) methods employ different philosophies in their way to perform limiting. We show that a generalized view on limiter functions, which considers a two-dimensional, rather than a one-dimensional dependence on the slopes in neighboring cells, allows to write WENO3 and $3^\text{rd}$-order FV schemes in the same fashion. Within this framework, it becomes apparent that the classical approach of FV limiters to only consider ratios of the slopes in neighboring cells, is overly restrictive. The hope of this new perspective is to establish new connections between WENO3 and FV limiter functions, which may give rise to improvements for the limiting behavior in both approaches.

Birte Schmidtmann, Andrew R. Winters

It is known that HLL-type schemes are more dissipative than schemes based on characteristic decompositions. However, HLL-type methods offer greater flexibility to large systems of hyperbolic conservation laws because the eigenstructure of the flux Jacobian is not needed. We demonstrate in the present work that several HLL-type Riemann solvers are provably entropy stable. Further, we provide convex combinations of standard dissipation terms to create hybrid HLL-type methods that have less dissipation while retaining entropy stability. The decrease in dissipation is demonstrated for the ideal MHD equations with a numerical example.

Birte Schmidtmann, Mariia Astrakhantceva, Manuel Torrilhon

In this paper we present a new family of approximate Riemann solvers for the numerical approximation of solutions of hyperbolic conservation laws. They are approximate, also referred to as incomplete, in the sense that the solvers avoid computing the characteristic decomposition of the flux Jacobian. Instead, they require only an estimate of the globally fastest wave speeds in both directions. Thus, this family of solvers is particularly efficient for large systems of conservation laws, i.e. with many different propagation speeds, and when no explicit expression for the eigensystem is available. Even though only fastest wave speeds are needed as input values, the new family of Riemann solvers reproduces all waves with less dissipation than HLL, which has the same prerequisites, requiring only one additional flux evaluation.

Birte Schmidtmann, Manuel Torrilhon

We are interested in the numerical solution of large systems of hyperbolic conservation laws or systems in which the characteristic decomposition is expensive to compute. Solving such equations using finite volumes or Discontinuous Galerkin requires a numerical flux function which solves local Riemann problems at cell interfaces. There are various methods to express the numerical flux function. On the one end, there is the robust but very diffusive Lax-Friedrichs solver; on the other end the upwind Godunov solver which respects all resulting waves. The drawback of the latter method is the costly computation of the eigensystem. This work presents a family of simple first order Riemann solvers, named HLLX$ω$, which avoid solving the eigensystem. The new method reproduces all waves of the system with less dissipation than other solvers with similar input and effort, such as HLL and FORCE. The family of Riemann solvers can be seen as an extension or generalization of the methods introduced by Degond et al. \cite{DegondPeyrardRussoVilledieu1999}. We only require the same number of input values as HLL, namely the globally fastest wave speeds in both directions, or an estimate of the speeds. Thus, the new family of Riemann solvers is particularly efficient for large systems of conservation laws when the spectral decomposition is expensive to compute or no explicit expression for the eigensystem is available.