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Numerical simulati<strong>on</strong><br />

aCFL=(u+ c) △t<br />

△x . (6.4)<br />

It is an extensi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the CFL number, which is based <strong>on</strong> the mean flow velocity.<br />

The CFL number determines the number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> grid cells through which a flow<br />

disturbance is c<strong>on</strong>vected in <strong>on</strong>e time step. In terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> computati<strong>on</strong>al fluid dynamics<br />

it is a c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> for the algorithms for solving partial differential equati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

to be c<strong>on</strong>vergent. An explicit method becomes unstable if the CFL value<br />

exceeds <strong>on</strong>e. However, a fully implicit discretizati<strong>on</strong> method allows CFL values<br />

over <strong>on</strong>e, although the accuracy <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the discrete schemes diminishes. It has<br />

been shown that for aCFL≫1 the propagati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an acoustic wave could be<br />

resolved adequately. The important criteria to minimize the numerical dispersi<strong>on</strong><br />

effects are the number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> grid cells per wavelength <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> time steps per<br />

Figure 6.6: Streamlines around a swirler blade showing the flow separati<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> the resulting sec<strong>on</strong>dary flow<br />

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