Mechanism and Improvement of the Harten-Lax-van Leer Scheme for All-Speed Flows

Abstract

Based on the three rules developed from the Roe-type scheme, the mechanisms of the classical and preconditioned Harten-Lax-van Leer (HLL) schemes are analyzed. For the classical HLL scheme, the accuracy problem is attributable to the extremely large coefficient of the velocity-derivative term of the momentum equation. For the preconditioned HLL scheme, the global cut-off problem is attributable to the denominator of the coefficients, whereas the particular pressure gradient sensor problem results from the loss of the capability to suppress the checkerboard pressure-velocity decoupling. A new all-speed HLL scheme, which can overcome these problems by only multiplying the momentum-derivative term in the momentum equation by a function related to the local Mach number, is proposed. More importantly, the present study shows the generality of the three rules, which can be powerful tools for analyzing and proposing schemes. The second rule involving the checkerboard problem is also improved by emphasizing that the coefficients of pressure-derivative term in the continuity and energy equations should be changed simultaneously.

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