
NONHOMOGENEOUS 2D IBVP 149
where U will be determined by separation of variables and Fourier series methods on a
semihomogeneous IBVP, and W satisfies the nonhomogeneous boundary conditions
of IBVP (6.34). Another condition placed on W will become evident as the details
unfold below.
We begin by substituting the expression for u(x, y, t) in Equation (6.35) into the
PDE of the IBVP (6.34).
U
t
(x, y, t) + W
t
(x, y,t) = k [V
2
U(x, y, t) + V
2
W(x, y, t)] + q(x, y, t) (6.36)
where
V = 1
dx
2
dy
2
Rearranging Equation (6.37) gives
U
t
(x,y,
t) = kV
2
U(x, y, t) + kV
2
W{x, y, t) + q(x, y, t) - W
t
(x, y, t) (6.37)
If we require
V
2
W(x,y,t)
= 0 (6.38)
then Equation (6.37) simplifies to
U
t
(x, y, t) = kV
2
U(x,y, t) + q(x,y, t) - W
t
(x, y, t) (6.39)
which will represent the nonhomogeneous PDE of a semihomogeneous IBVP for U.
Because the IBVP for U must have homogeneous boundary conditions, it follows
that any nonhomogeneous BCs of the original IBVP (6.34) must be satisfied by the
W function. Assuming such a W exists, the following semihomogeneous IBVP
defines the function U
U
t
= kV
2
U + q(x,y,t)-W
t
(x,y,t)
t/(x,y,0) = /(x,y)-W(a;,y,0)
IBVP<
(PDE)
(IC)
aiU(x, 0, t) + a
2
U
x
(x, 0, t) = 0 0<x<c (BC1)
hU(c,y,t) + b
2
U
x
(c,y,t) =0 0 < y < d (BC2)
cit7(x, d, t) + c
2
U
x
(x, d, i) = 0 0<x<c (BC3)
dit/(0,
y, ¿) + d
2
t/
x
(0, y, t) = 0 0<y<d (BC4)
(6.40)
Knowing that we can solve the IBVP (6.40) for U, the next task is determining
the function W that satisfies Equation (6.38) and the nonhomogeneous boundary
conditions of
the
original IBVP (6.34). To make this process simpler, we will assume
for the time being that the boundary functions g\ through
g±
are not time dependent.
This would imply that
W = W(x,y)
and the problem that defines
VF
is a BVP only. That is, we are looking for a function
W(x,y),
suchthat
BVP<
V
2
W(x,y)=0
a
1
W{x,0) + a
2
W
x
(x,0)
b
1
W(c,y) + b
2
W
x
(c,y)
ciW(x, d) 4- c
2
W
x
(x, d
diW(0,y)+d
2
Ws(0,y:
0i W
92\y)
9s(x)
94{y)
0<x<c
0<y <d
0 <x<c
0< y <d
(PDE)
(BC1)
(BC2)
(BC3)
(BC4)
(6.41)