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The data are either lagged in time or extrapolated to higher-order temporal accuracy using a novel stabilized predictor-corrector algorithm. Matrix stability analysis is used to determine the optimal number of corrector iterations. Stability and accuracy are further improved with an optimal mass flux correction to guarantee mass conservation throughout the domain. The method supports an arbitrary number of subdomains. A new multirate time-stepping scheme is developed (a first for incompressible flow simulations) that allows the underlying equations to be advanced with time-step sizes varying as much as an order-of-magnitude between adjacent domains. All the developments maintain the third-order temporal convergence and exponential convergence of the originating SEM framework. This dissertation also presents a mesh optimizer that has been specifically designed for meshes generated for turbulent flow problems. 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The data are either lagged in time or extrapolated to higher-order temporal accuracy using a novel stabilized predictor-corrector algorithm. Matrix stability analysis is used to determine the optimal number of corrector iterations. Stability and accuracy are further improved with an optimal mass flux correction to guarantee mass conservation throughout the domain. The method supports an arbitrary number of subdomains. A new multirate time-stepping scheme is developed (a first for incompressible flow simulations) that allows the underlying equations to be advanced with time-step sizes varying as much as an order-of-magnitude between adjacent domains. All the developments maintain the third-order temporal convergence and exponential convergence of the originating SEM framework. This dissertation also presents a mesh optimizer that has been specifically designed for meshes generated for turbulent flow problems. 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