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Georg May

Associate Professor of Mathematics at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Scholarly Works - Conferences


A Hybridized Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Method for Multi-Physics Problems

Conference AIAA Scitech Forum and Exposition 2024 · January 1, 2024 This paper presents one of the first high-order simulations of inductively coupled plasma (ICP). First, a multi-domain solver using a variant of discontinuous Galerkin method, called the hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method, is developed. This multi-do ... Full text Cite

Prediction of a Laminar Separation Bubble on low-Reynolds Airfoils using Variational Multiscale Method

Conference AIAA Aviation Forum and Ascend 2024 · January 1, 2024 The paper presents the application of a finite element numerical approach for predicting the development and locating the Laminar Separation Bubble (LSB) on low Reynolds airfoils. The method is a linearized and segregated variation of the Variational Multi ... Cite

PASSIVE FLOW CONTROL DEVICES ON LOW-REYNOLDS DU89-134 AIRFOIL

Conference Icas Proceedings · January 1, 2024 Passive Flow Control abstract. ... Cite

Conservative Solution Transfer Between Anisotropic Meshes for Adaptive Time-Accurate Hybridized Discontinuous Galerkin Methods

Conference AIAA Scitech Forum and Exposition 2023 · January 1, 2023 We present a hybridized discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) solver for general time-dependent balance laws. We focus in particular on a coupling of the solution process for unsteady problems with an anisotropic mesh refinement framework. The goal is to properly r ... Full text Cite

Aerodynamic Shape Optimization with Hybridized Discontinuous Galerkin Schemes

Conference AIAA Scitech Forum and Exposition 2023 · January 1, 2023 We present a discrete adjoint approach to aerodynamic shape optimization (ASO) based on a hybridized discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) discretization. Our implementation is designed to tie in as seamlessly as possible into a solver architecture written for gene ... Full text Cite

A residual-based hp-mesh optimization technique for petrov-galerkin schemes with optimal test functions.

Conference World Congress in Computational Mechanics and Eccomas Congress · January 1, 2021 In recent times, Petrov-Galerkin schemes with optimal test function framework have presented themselves as a stable and robust technique for solving partial differential equations. These schemes are also accompanied by an inbuilt error estimator, which mak ... Full text Cite

Metric construction for error control of finite element solutions

Conference AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum · January 1, 2019 We have previously presented error models for finite-element methods (FEM), which can be used to drive metric-based anisotropic adaptation in a parameter free way. While numerical results were presented using primarily our in-house hybridized Discontinuous ... Full text Cite

A goal oriented optimization technique for tetrahedral grids using a continuous-mesh model

Conference AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum · January 1, 2019 We have previously proposed a metric-based anisotropic adaption method for tetrahedral grids. In the present paper, we extend our method to goal oriented adaptation. Target-based adaptation is realized using a suitable adjoint-based error estimate for thre ... Full text Cite

Class of space-time entropy stable dg schemes for systems of convection–diffusion

Conference Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics · January 1, 2018 In this work, we present a family of entropy stable discontinuous Galerkin methods for systems of convection–diffusion with nonlinear convective and viscous fluxes. The discretization presented here is based on a mixed formulation and is designed to preser ... Full text Cite

A continuous-mesh optimization technique for piecewise polynomial approximation on tetrahedral grids

Conference 2018 Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2018 Building on previous research we presenl a three-dimensional formulation of a metric-based mesh optimization scheme. The intended application area is higher order (discontinuous) Galcrkin schemes for convectioii-dilfusion problems. Ultimately, as in our pr ... Full text Cite

Entropy stable discontinuous galerkin scheme for the compressible Navier-stokes equations

Conference AIAA Scitech Forum 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting · January 1, 2017 In this paper, we present a family of entropy-stable discontinuous Galerkin methods for the compressible Navier-Stokes equations. The discretization presented here is based on a mixed formulation, and is designed to preserve the entropy stability of an alr ... Full text Cite

Adjoint-based anisotropic mesh adaptation for discontinuous Galerkin methods using a continuous mesh model

Conference 23rd AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference 2017 · January 1, 2017 In this paper we propose an adjoint-based mesh optimization method for conservation laws, which may be used with any numerical method based on piecewise polynomials. The method uses a continuous mesh framework, similar to that proposed in [19], where a glo ... Full text Cite

High order entropy stable discontinuous Galerkin schemes in a space-time computational framework

Conference 46th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2016 In this paper we present a space-time computational framework for solution of nonlinear hyperbolic systems of conservation laws. The framework is based on a previously proposed space-time discontinuous Galerkin discretization, realized in terms of entropy ... Full text Cite

Mesh adaptation and optimization for discontinuous galerkin methods using a continuous mesh model

Conference 2016 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference · January 1, 2016 We present a method for anisotropic mesh adaptation and optimization for high-order Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) Schemes. Given the total number of degrees of freedom, we propose a metric-based method, which aims to globally optimize the mesh with respect t ... Full text Cite

An anisotropic adjoint-based hp-adaptive HDG method for compressible turbulent flow

Conference 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting · January 1, 2015 We present an anisotropic adjoint-based hp-adaptive hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method for turbulent compressible ow. We use the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations complemented with the k-ω turbulence model. By means of hybridization, we can f ... Full text Cite

A unifying computational framework for adaptive high-order finite element methods

Conference 22nd AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2015 We present a comprehensive overview of our computational framework for adaptive high-order finite element methods, including discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods and their hybridized counterparts (HDG). Besides covering the numerical methods, we grant their ... Full text Cite

Hp-adaptivity on anisotropic meshes for hybridized discontinuous Galerkin scheme

Conference 22nd AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2015 We present an efficient adaptation methodology on anisotropic meshes for the recently developed hybridized discontinuous Galerkin scheme for (nonlinear) convection-diffusion problems, including compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. The methodolog ... Full text Cite

A hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method for turbulent compressible flow

Conference 44th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2014 We present a hybridized discontinous Galerkin method for two-dimensional turbulent compressible flow. More precisely, we use the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations complemented with the k-ω turbulence model devised by Wilcox [21] and modified by Bas ... Full text Cite

A hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method for three-dimensional compressible flow problems

Conference 52nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting · January 1, 2014 We present a hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method for three-dimensional flow problems. As an implementation technique hybridization is a classic paradigm for dual-mixed finite element discretizations. Hybridization of finite element discretizations has ... Cite

A hybridized discontinuous galerkin method for three-dimensional compressible flow problems

Conference 52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition Scitech 2014 · January 1, 2014 We present a hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method for three-dimensional ow problems. As an implementation technique hybridization is a classic paradigm for dual-mixed finite element discretizations. Hybridization of finite element discretizations has t ... Full text Cite

Adjoint-based hp-adaptation for a class of high-order hybridized finite element schemes for compressible flows

Conference 21st AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2013 We present a robust and effcient hp-adaptation methodology, building on a class of hybridized finite element schemes for (nonlinear) convection-diffusion problems, including compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. Using a discrete-adjoint approach, ... Full text Cite

A hybridized DG/mixed scheme for nonlinear advection-diffusion systems, including the compressible Navier-Stokes equations

Conference 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition · December 1, 2012 We present a novel discretization method for nonlinear convection-diffusion equations and, in particular, for the compressible Navier-Stokes equations. The method is based on a Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) discretization for convection terms, and a mixed me ... Full text Cite

Time-relaxation methods for high-order discretization of compressible flow problems

Conference Aip Conference Proceedings · November 28, 2011 We present recent developments in solution methods for steady compressible flow simulation in conjunction with high-order spatial discretization methods. Lack of efficient solution methods has often been identified as a major deficiency of high-order techn ... Full text Cite

Analytical and numerical investigation of the influence of artificial viscosity in discontinuous galerkin methods on an adjoint-based error estimator

Conference Computational Fluid Dynamics 2010 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics Iccfd 2010 · January 1, 2011 Recently, it has been observed that the standard approximation to the dual solution in a scalar finite difference context can actually fail if the underlying forward solution is not smooth (Giles and Ulbrich, Convergence of linearised and adjoint approxima ... Full text Cite

An adaptive multiwavelet-based DG discretization for compressible fluid flow

Conference Computational Fluid Dynamics 2010 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics Iccfd 2010 · January 1, 2011 Adaptation methods based on multiresolution analysis using biorthogonal wavelets have been successfully used with Finite-Volume solvers for compressible fluid flow. The extension of the concept to higher-order Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) discretization may ... Full text Cite

Relaxation techniques for high-order discretizations of steady compressible inviscid flows

Conference 40th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2010 There does not exist a definite best strategy to advance high-order discretizations of inviscid compressible flows to steady state. The need for a wide range of possible time-relaxation strategies is determined by different possible difficulties: stability ... Full text Cite

Effcient algorithms for high-order discretizations of the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations

Conference 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition · December 1, 2009 Higher order discretizations have not been widely successful in industrial applications to compressible flow simulation. Among several reasons for this, one may identify the lack of tailor-suited, best-practice relaxation techniques that compare favorably ... Cite

Convergence acceleration for simulation of steady-state compressible flows using high-order schemes

Conference 19th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2009 The formulation of strategies for high-order discretization methods for compressible flow simulations is now to a certain extent understood, whereas the development of techniques for efficiently solving the resulting discrete equations has generally been l ... Full text Cite

A spectral difference method for the euler and navier-stokes equations on unstructured meshes

Conference Collection of Technical Papers 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting · January 1, 2006 This work focuses on the extension of the recently introduced Spectral Difference Method to viscous flow. The spectral difference method is a conservative pseudo-spectral scheme based on a local collocation on unstructured elements. Recently results for sc ... Full text Cite

Unstructured algorithms for inviscid and viscous flows embedded in a unified solver architecture: Flo3xx

Conference 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Meeting Papers · December 1, 2005 This paper reports recent progress towards a new platform for computational aero-dynamics on arbitrary meshes, tentatively designated Flo3xx. This tool is designed for maximum flixibility to serve as both an industrial strength flow solver on general grids ... Cite

Calculating three-dimensional transonic flow using a gas-kinetic BGK finite-volume method

Conference 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Meeting Papers · December 1, 2005 The BGK method has been previously used to compute two-dimensional viscous flow and inviscid flow. In this paper we will build on the theoretical framework of the BGK method to develop a scheme for arbitrary meshes, as well as show two- and three-dimension ... Cite

High-order accurate methods for high-speed flow

Conference 17th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2005 This work focuses on high-order numerical schemes for conservation laws with emphasis on problems that admit discontinuous solutions. We will investigate several enabling techniques with the aim to construct robust methods for unstructured meshes capable o ... Full text Cite

Improved gaskinetic multigrid method for three-dimensional computation of viscous flow

Conference 17th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference · January 1, 2005 In this paper we build on the framework of the gas-kinetic BGK method with the aim to develop an industrial strength flow solver on arbitrary meshes. To that end we present a modified, more efficient formulation of the BGK scheme, to reduce the extreme cos ... Full text Cite

Drag prediction of the DLR-F6 configuration

Conference AIAA Paper · July 1, 2004 Out of a host of experimental aerodynamic data available for the DLR-F6 configuration a set of reference test cases has been chosen for the second AIAA drag prediction workshop. Participants of the workshop were invited to use state-of-the-art tools for co ... Cite