A semi-implicit scheme of inflow-based gradient (IBG) finite volume method is proposed to solve the G-equation model in premixed turbulent combustion. In order to overcome small time step caused by CFL restriction in polyhedron mesh, a semi-implicit method is used in IBG finite volume method inspired by (1, 2). Moreover, a conventional approximation of turbulent transport term in the G-variance equation is reviewed and compared with a mathematically correct tangential diffusion term. A sub-face tessellation technique is introduced to prevent deteriorating the order of convergence in case of distorted hexahedron cells. The implementation is very straightforward and easily combined with a conventional finite volume code. A higher order of convergence in numerical examples on polyhedron meshes is illustrated for each velocity term in the G-equation. Some numerical results in real engine cases are also presented.


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