The AIAA Code Verification Project - Test cases for CFD Code Verification

Abstract

This paper presents a collection of fluid mechanics problems with exact solutions which can be used to verify the numerical accuracy of solutions obtained by CFD codes. This document is a product of the AIAA Committee on Standards (CoS). It is intended to serve as the start of a catalog of exact solutions for fluid mechanics problems, and as a complement to the Verification and Validation Guide prepared by the AIAA. While the solutions presented in this paper do not necessarily test all aspects of a code or all terms of the governing equations, they constitute fundamental tests for identifying coding errors. Hence, documenting these solutions is an important step towards consolidating significant verification cases.