Filter.c

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/**
 * @file Filter.c
 * @brief Implements numerical filtering schemes for Large Eddy Simulation (LES).
 *
 * This file contains the functions necessary to apply a "test filter" to the resolved
 * velocity field, which is a core component of the dynamic Smagorinsky turbulence model.
 * The choice of filter (e.g., a general 3D box filter or a specialized 2D
 * homogeneous filter) is determined by the simulation's configuration.
 */
 
#include "Filter.h"
#include <math.h> // Required for fabs() in the safe division check.
 
/*================================================================================*
 *                       INTERNAL (STATIC) FUNCTIONS                              *
 *================================================================================*/
 
/**
 * @brief Internal helper implementation: `ApplySimpsonRuleHomogeneousFilter()`.
 * @details Local to this translation unit.
 */
static double ApplySimpsonRuleHomogeneousFilter(double values[3][3][3])
{
    // The stencil only uses the central j-plane (j-index = 1, corresponding to the y-direction).
    // The formula is a weighted sum of the 9 points in that plane.
    const double corners = values[0][1][0] + values[2][1][0] + values[0][1][2] + values[2][1][2]; // 4 corner points
    const double edges   = values[0][1][1] + values[1][1][0] + values[2][1][1] + values[1][1][2]; // 4 edge-center points
    const double center  = values[1][1][1];                                                        // 1 center point
 
    // The weights (1, 4, 16) and normalization factor (36) come from the 2D Simpson's rule.
    return (corners + 4.0 * edges + 16.0 * center) / 36.0;
}
 
 
/**
 * @brief Internal helper implementation: `ApplyVolumeWeightedBoxFilter()`.
 * @details Local to this translation unit.
 */
static double ApplyVolumeWeightedBoxFilter(double values[3][3][3], double weights[3][3][3])
{
    // v1...v8 store the sum of (value * weight) for each of the 8 sub-cubes.
    // w1...w8 store the sum of (weight) for each of the 8 sub-cubes.
    double v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8;
    double w1, w2, w3, w4, w5, w6, w7, w8;
 
    // --- Calculations for the 4 sub-cubes on the bottom layer (k-indices 0 and 1) ---
 
    // Bottom-Back-Left sub-cube (i-indices: 0,1; j-indices: 0,1; k-indices: 0,1)
    v1 = ( values[0][0][0]*weights[0][0][0] + values[1][0][0]*weights[1][0][0] + values[0][1][0]*weights[0][1][0] + values[1][1][0]*weights[1][1][0] +
           values[0][0][1]*weights[0][0][1] + values[1][0][1]*weights[1][0][1] + values[0][1][1]*weights[0][1][1] + values[1][1][1]*weights[1][1][1] );
    w1 = ( weights[0][0][0] + weights[1][0][0] + weights[0][1][0] + weights[1][1][0] +
           weights[0][0][1] + weights[1][0][1] + weights[0][1][1] + weights[1][1][1] );
 
    // Bottom-Back-Right sub-cube (i-indices: 1,2; j-indices: 0,1; k-indices: 0,1)
    v2 = ( values[1][0][0]*weights[1][0][0] + values[2][0][0]*weights[2][0][0] + values[1][1][0]*weights[1][1][0] + values[2][1][0]*weights[2][1][0] +
           values[1][0][1]*weights[1][0][1] + values[2][0][1]*weights[2][0][1] + values[1][1][1]*weights[1][1][1] + values[2][1][1]*weights[2][1][1] );
    w2 = ( weights[1][0][0] + weights[2][0][0] + weights[1][1][0] + weights[2][1][0] +
           weights[1][0][1] + weights[2][0][1] + weights[1][1][1] + weights[2][1][1] );
 
    // Bottom-Front-Left sub-cube (i-indices: 0,1; j-indices: 1,2; k-indices: 0,1)
    v3 = ( values[0][1][0]*weights[0][1][0] + values[1][1][0]*weights[1][1][0] + values[0][2][0]*weights[0][2][0] + values[1][2][0]*weights[1][2][0] +
           values[0][1][1]*weights[0][1][1] + values[1][1][1]*weights[1][1][1] + values[0][2][1]*weights[0][2][1] + values[1][2][1]*weights[1][2][1] );
    w3 = ( weights[0][1][0] + weights[1][1][0] + weights[0][2][0] + weights[1][2][0] +
           weights[0][1][1] + weights[1][1][1] + weights[0][2][1] + weights[1][2][1] );
 
    // Bottom-Front-Right sub-cube (i-indices: 1,2; j-indices: 1,2; k-indices: 0,1)
    v4 = ( values[1][1][0]*weights[1][1][0] + values[2][1][0]*weights[2][1][0] + values[1][2][0]*weights[1][2][0] + values[2][2][0]*weights[2][2][0] +
           values[1][1][1]*weights[1][1][1] + values[2][1][1]*weights[2][1][1] + values[1][2][1]*weights[1][2][1] + values[2][2][1]*weights[2][2][1] );
    w4 = ( weights[1][1][0] + weights[2][1][0] + weights[1][2][0] + weights[2][2][0] +
           weights[1][1][1] + weights[2][1][1] + weights[1][2][1] + weights[2][2][1] );
 
 
    // --- Calculations for the 4 sub-cubes on the top layer (k-indices 1 and 2) ---
 
    // Top-Back-Left sub-cube (i-indices: 0,1; j-indices: 0,1; k-indices: 1,2)
    v5 = ( values[0][0][1]*weights[0][0][1] + values[1][0][1]*weights[1][0][1] + values[0][1][1]*weights[0][1][1] + values[1][1][1]*weights[1][1][1] +
           values[0][0][2]*weights[0][0][2] + values[1][0][2]*weights[1][0][2] + values[0][1][2]*weights[0][1][2] + values[1][1][2]*weights[1][1][2] );
    w5 = ( weights[0][0][1] + weights[1][0][1] + weights[0][1][1] + weights[1][1][1] +
           weights[0][0][2] + weights[1][0][2] + weights[0][1][2] + weights[1][1][2] );
 
    // Top-Back-Right sub-cube (i-indices: 1,2; j-indices: 0,1; k-indices: 1,2)
    v6 = ( values[1][0][1]*weights[1][0][1] + values[2][0][1]*weights[2][0][1] + values[1][1][1]*weights[1][1][1] + values[2][1][1]*weights[2][1][1] +
           values[1][0][2]*weights[1][0][2] + values[2][0][2]*weights[2][0][2] + values[1][1][2]*weights[1][1][2] + values[2][1][2]*weights[2][1][2] );
    w6 = ( weights[1][0][1] + weights[2][0][1] + weights[1][1][1] + weights[2][1][1] +
           weights[1][0][2] + weights[2][0][2] + weights[1][1][2] + weights[2][1][2] );
 
    // Top-Front-Left sub-cube (i-indices: 0,1; j-indices: 1,2; k-indices: 1,2)
    v7 = ( values[0][1][1]*weights[0][1][1] + values[1][1][1]*weights[1][1][1] + values[0][2][1]*weights[0][2][1] + values[1][2][1]*weights[1][2][1] +
           values[0][1][2]*weights[0][1][2] + values[1][1][2]*weights[1][1][2] + values[0][2][2]*weights[0][2][2] + values[1][2][2]*weights[1][2][2] );
    w7 = ( weights[0][1][1] + weights[1][1][1] + weights[0][2][1] + weights[1][2][1] +
           weights[0][1][2] + weights[1][1][2] + weights[0][2][2] + weights[1][2][2] );
 
    // Top-Front-Right sub-cube (i-indices: 1,2; j-indices: 1,2; k-indices: 1,2)
    v8 = ( values[1][1][1]*weights[1][1][1] + values[2][1][1]*weights[2][1][1] + values[1][2][1]*weights[1][2][1] + values[2][2][1]*weights[2][2][1] +
           values[1][1][2]*weights[1][1][2] + values[2][1][2]*weights[2][1][2] + values[1][2][2]*weights[1][2][2] + values[2][2][2]*weights[2][2][2] );
    w8 = ( weights[1][1][1] + weights[2][1][1] + weights[1][2][1] + weights[2][2][1] +
           weights[1][1][2] + weights[2][1][2] + weights[1][2][2] + weights[2][2][2] );
 
    // Sum the contributions from all 8 octants.
    double total_weighted_value = v1+v2+v3+v4+v5+v6+v7+v8;
    double total_weight         = w1+w2+w3+w4+w5+w6+w7+w8;
 
    // Production safety check: avoid division by zero if all weights are zero
    // (e.g., if the stencil is entirely inside a solid body).
    if (fabs(total_weight) < 1.0e-12) {
        return 0.0;
    }
 
    return total_weighted_value / total_weight;
}
 
 
/*================================================================================*
 *                          PUBLIC FUNCTIONS                                      *
 *================================================================================*/
 
#undef __FUNCT__
#define __FUNCT__ "ApplyLESTestFilter"
/**
 * @brief Internal helper implementation: `ApplyLESTestFilter()`.
 * @details Local to this translation unit.
 */
double ApplyLESTestFilter(const SimCtx *simCtx, double values[3][3][3], double weights[3][3][3])
{
    // This function acts as a dispatcher. It reads the simulation configuration
    // and calls the appropriate internal filtering routine.
    if (simCtx->testfilter_ik) {
        // If the "-testfilter_ik" flag is set, it indicates that the simulation
        // is homogeneous in the i and k directions, so we use the specialized,
        // more accurate Simpson's rule filter. The `weights` are ignored in this case.
        return ApplySimpsonRuleHomogeneousFilter(values);
    } else {
        // This is the default case for general, non-uniform, curvilinear grids.
        // The volume-weighted box filter is used to ensure correct averaging.
        return ApplyVolumeWeightedBoxFilter(values, weights);
    }
}