An open-source, adaptive solver for particle-resolved simulations with both subcycling and non-subcycling methods

Abstract: We present the IAMReX, an adaptive and parallel solver for particle-resolved simulations on the multi-level grid. The fluid equations are solved using a finite-volume scheme on the block-structured semi-staggered grids with both subcycling and non-subcycling methods. The particle-fluid interaction is resolved using the multidirect forcing immersed boundary method. The associated Lagrangian markers used to resolve fluid-particle interface only exist on the finest-level grid, which greatly reduces memory usage. The volume integrals are numerically calculated to capture the free motion of particles accurately, and the repulsive potential model is also included to account for the particle-particle collision. We demonstrate the versatility, accuracy, and efficiency of the present multi-level framework by simulating fluid-particle interaction problems with various types of kinematic constraints. The cluster of monodisperse particles case is presented at the end to show the capability of the current solver in handing with multiple particles. The source code and testing cases used in this work can be accessed at https://github.com/ruohai0925/IAMR/tree/development. Input scripts and raw postprocessing data are also available for reproducing all results.