A Comparative Study of Low-Dissipation Numerical Schemes for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws

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Main Authors: Chu, Shaoshuai, Herty, Michael
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author Chu, Shaoshuai
Herty, Michael
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Herty, Michael
contents This work provides a comparative assessment of several low-dissipation numerical schemes for hyperbolic conservation laws, highlighting their performance relative to the classical Harten-Lax-van Leer (HLL) schemes. The schemes under consideration include the classical Harten-Lax-van Leer-Contact (HLLC), the recently proposed TV flux splitting, the low-dissipation Central-Upwind (LDCU), and the local characteristic decomposition-based Central-Upwind (LCDCU) schemes. These methods are extended to higher orders of accuracy, up to the fifth order, within both finite-volume and finite-difference frameworks. A series of numerical experiments for the one- and two-dimensional Euler equations of gas dynamics are performed to evaluate the accuracy, robustness, and computational efficiency of the studied schemes. The comparison highlights the trade-offs between resolution of contact and shear waves, robustness in the presence of shocks, and computational cost. The investigated low-dissipation schemes show comparable levels of numerical dissipation, with only subtle differences appearing in selected benchmark problems. The results provide practical guidance for selecting efficient low-dissipation solvers for the simulation of complex compressible flows.
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spellingShingle A Comparative Study of Low-Dissipation Numerical Schemes for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws
Chu, Shaoshuai
Herty, Michael
Numerical Analysis
This work provides a comparative assessment of several low-dissipation numerical schemes for hyperbolic conservation laws, highlighting their performance relative to the classical Harten-Lax-van Leer (HLL) schemes. The schemes under consideration include the classical Harten-Lax-van Leer-Contact (HLLC), the recently proposed TV flux splitting, the low-dissipation Central-Upwind (LDCU), and the local characteristic decomposition-based Central-Upwind (LCDCU) schemes. These methods are extended to higher orders of accuracy, up to the fifth order, within both finite-volume and finite-difference frameworks. A series of numerical experiments for the one- and two-dimensional Euler equations of gas dynamics are performed to evaluate the accuracy, robustness, and computational efficiency of the studied schemes. The comparison highlights the trade-offs between resolution of contact and shear waves, robustness in the presence of shocks, and computational cost. The investigated low-dissipation schemes show comparable levels of numerical dissipation, with only subtle differences appearing in selected benchmark problems. The results provide practical guidance for selecting efficient low-dissipation solvers for the simulation of complex compressible flows.
title A Comparative Study of Low-Dissipation Numerical Schemes for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.03348