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We describe the main steps in the development of a new numerical tool for simulating gas flow and heat transfer in a rotary engine (“Wankel motor”). Our approach comprises a 2D/3D grid generator for the Wankel motor geometry, an implicit finite element discretization for coping with the stiff pressure-velocity coupling and robust multigrid solvers on strongly distorded meshes. These components are implemented within a new FE-software package named Hi-Flow++ which is presently under development.
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Rannacher, R., Heuveline, V. (2003). A Numerical Tool for Flow Simulation in a Wankel Motor. In: Jäger, W., Krebs, HJ. (eds) Mathematics — Key Technology for the Future. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55753-8_3
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