Effective solving of three-dimensional gas dynamics problems with the Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin method

In this paper we present the Runge–Kutta discontinuous Galerkin method (RKDG method) for the numerical solution of the Euler equations of gas dynamics. The method is being tested on a series of Riemann problems in the one-dimensional case. For the implementation of the method in the three-dimensional case, a DiamondTorre algorithm is proposed. It belongs to the class of the locally recursive non-locally asynchronous algorithms (LRnLA). With the help of this algorithm a significant increase of speed of calculations is achieved. As an example of the three-dimensional computing, a problem of the interaction of a bubble with a shock wave is considered.