A Numerical Investigation of Finite - Volume Techniques Using the Inviscid Burgers Equation.

Abstract

A numerical investigation of finite-volume techniques using the inviscid Burgers equation was conducted. An explicit, second-order, one-sided, or upwind differencing scheme developed by Warming and Beam was used. First, the difference scheme was analyzed for consistency, stability, convergence, phase and dispersion error, and artificial dissipation. Then, various combinations of finite-volume and extrapolation techniques were tested and conclusions and recommendations for their use were formulated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175441

Entities

People

  • Dave M. Belk
  • Jon S. Mounts
  • Montgomery C. Hughson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamics
  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Consistency
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Euler Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Wave Equations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)