An Implicit Form of Upstream Differencing and Its Application to a Radiation Boundary Condition.

Abstract

An implicit form of upstream differencing is developed which is decoupled in space and is unconditionally stable. It has the same numerical diffusion as the usual explicit form. The scheme is especially attractive for use in radiation boundary conditions for semi-implicit models. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA102768

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  • Harley E. Hurlburt

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advection
  • Boundaries
  • Coefficients
  • Difference Equations
  • Diffusion
  • Eigenvalues
  • Equations
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Radiation
  • Viscosity
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Fluid Dynamics.

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  • Space