Exact and approximate Riemann solvers for compressible two-phase flows

Abstract

Numerical methods for solving equations of two-phase hydrodynamics, which describe the flow of a dispersed solid and gas mixture are considered. The Godunov method is applied as the main approach to approximate numerical fluxes in solutions of the relevant Riemann problems. The formulations of these problems for the solid and gas phases are given, their exact analytical solution is described, and possible simplified approximate solutions are discussed. The obtained theoretical results are applied to the construction of a discrete model, which results in the generalization of the well-known Godunov-type and Rusanov-type methods to the case of nonequilibrium two-phase media. The numerical results involve the verification of the constructed methods on the analytical solutions of two-phase equations.