Procedure for Estimation and Reporting of Uncertainty Due to Discretization in CFD Applications

ince 1990, the Fluids Engineering Division of ASME has pursued activities concerning the detection, estimation and control of umerical uncertainty and/or error in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies. The first quality-control measures in this area were ssued in 1986 (1986, “Editorial Policy Statement on Control of Numerical Accuracy,” ASME J. Fluids Eng., 108, p. 2) and revised in 993 (1993, “Journal of Fluids Engineering Editorial Policy Statement on the Control of Numerical Accuracy,” ASME J. Fluids Eng., 15, pp. 339–340). Given the continued increase in CFD related publications, and the many significant advancements in computational echniques and computer technology, it has become necessary to revisit the issue and formulate a more detailed policy to further mprove the quality of publications in this area. This brief note provides specific guidelines for prospective authors for calculation and eporting of discretization error estimates in CFD simulations where experimental data may or may not be available for comparison. he underlying perspective is that CFD-related studies will eventually aim to predict the outcome of a physical event for which xperimental data is not available. It should be emphasized that the requirements outlined in this note do not preclude those already ublished in the previous two policy statements. It is also important to keep in mind that the procedure recommended in this note cannot ossibly encompass all possible scenarios or applications. DOI: 10.1115/1.2960953

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