Abstract: Thermal-hydraulic analyses in internal combustion engines (ICEs) using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are challenging for several reasons. The fast jet moving through the small intake valve gap imposes very small time-steps, thus making the simulation computationally expensive. Capturing mesh deformation and maintaining adequate resolution in a moving domain also presents technical challenges. The calculation can become even more expensive with poor mesh quality, which can reduce accuracy and result in many iterations in the pressure solve that will ultimately increase the time-to-solution.

In this talk, I will present new developments in the Nek5000 code that are aimed at addressing these challenges. In particular, I will describe multiple numerical algorithms and discuss their performance on ALCF’s BG/Q and Cray XC40 machines. The potential impact of this work is an unmatched, accurate and highly scalable tool for researchers (academic and industrial) to facilitate the efficient design of ICEs with short turnaround time.