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A Roe Scheme for Ideal MHD Equations on 2D Adaptively Refined Triangular Grids

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Abstract

In this paper we present a second order finite volume method for the resolution of the bidimensional ideal MHD equations on adaptively refined triangular meshes. Our numerical flux function is based on a multidimensional extension of the Roe scheme proposed by Cargo and Gallice for the 1D MHD system. If the mesh is only composed of triangles, our scheme is proved to be weakly consistent with the condition ∇…B=0. This property fails on a cartesian grid. The efficiency of our refinement procedure is shown on 2D MHD shock capturing simulations. Numerical results are compared in case of the interaction of a supersonic plasma with a cylinder on the adapted grid and several non-refined grids. We also present a mass loading simulation which corresponds to a 2D version of the interaction between the solar wind and a comet.

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