An Analysis of the Viscous Burgers Equation as Modeled by the MacCormack Method.
Abstract
This report serves as an instructional aid in the analysis of the numerical techniques used in current computational fluid dynamic (CFD) Flow Solvers. A second-order, explicit predictor-corrector method, developed by MacCormack, is analyzed for stability, convergence , conservative property error, transportive property error, dispersion and phase error, and dissipation error, with respect to the viscous Burgers equation. The viscous Burgers equation is used as a nonlinear analog to the three-dimensional equations typically used in CFD analyses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA182763
Entities
People
- Dave M. Belk
- Jon S. Mounts
- Montgomery C. Hughson