By a further study of the mechanism of the hyperbolic regularization of the
moment system for Boltzmann equation proposed in [Z. Cai, Y. Fan, R. Li, Comm.
Math. Sci. 11(2): 547-571, 2013], we point out that the key point is treating
the time and space derivative in the same way. Based on this understanding, a
uniform framework to derive globally hyperbolic moment systems from kinetic
equations using an operator projection method is proposed. The framework is so
concise and clear that it can be treated as an algorithm with four inputs to
derive hyperbolic moment system by routine calculations. Almost all existing
globally hyperbolic moment system can be included in the framework, as well as
some new moment system including globally hyperbolic regularized versions of
Grad ordered moment system and a multidimensional extension of the
quadrature-based moment system.Comment: 32 pages, 2 figure
In this paper, we apply projective integration methods to hyperbolic moment models of the Boltzmann equation and the BGK equation, and investigate the numerical properties of the resulting scheme. Projective integration is an explicit scheme that is tailored to problems with large spectral gaps between slow and (one or many) fast eigenvalue clusters of the model. The spectral analysis of a linearized moment model clearly shows spectral gaps and reveals the multi-scale nature of the model for which projective integration is a matching choice. The combination of the non-intrusive projective integration method with moment models allows for accurate, but efficient simulations with significant speedup, as demonstrated using several 1D and 2D test cases with different collision terms, collision frequencies and relaxation times.
Moment models are often used for the solution of kinetic equations such as the Boltzmann equation. Unfortunately, standard models like Grad's equations are not hyperbolic and can lead to nonphysical solutions. Newly derived moment models like the Hyperbolic Moment Equations and the Quadrature-Based Moment Equations yield globally hyperbolic equations but are given in partially conservative form that cannot be written as a conservative system.In this paper we investigate the applicability of different dedicated numerical schemes to solve the partially conservative model equations. Caused by the non-conservative type of equation we obtain differences in the numerical solutions, but due to the structure of the moment systems we show that these effects are very small for standard simulation cases. After successful identification of useful numerical settings we show a convergence study for a shock tube problem and compare the results to a discrete velocity solution. The results are in good agreement with the reference solution and we see convergence considering an increasing number of moments.
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