Multi-Dimensional Asymptotically Stable Finite Difference Schemes for the Advection-Diffusion Equation.

Abstract

An algorithm is presented which solves the multi-dimensional advection-diffusion equation on complex shapes to 2nd-order accuracy and is asymptotically stable in time. This bounded-error result is achieved by constructing, on a rectangular grid, a differentiation matrix whose symmetric part is negative definite. The differentiation matrix accounts for the Dirichlet boundary condition by imposing penalty like terms. Numerical examples in 2-D show that the method is effective even where standard schemes, stable by traditional definitions, fall. It gives accurate, non-oscillatory results even when boundary layers are not resolved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA314204

Entities

People

  • Adi Ditkowski
  • Saul Abarbanel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advection
  • Algorithms
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computations
  • Diffusion
  • Equations
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Geometry
  • Layers
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Reynolds Number
  • Standards
  • Steady State
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)