
272 FINITE ANALYTIC METHOD
11.1 1D TRANSPORT EQUATION
The derivation of the FA coefficients for the case of the ID transport equation is
presented in this section in some detail. The equation for the dependent variable
φ(χ,ί) is given in Equation (11.1),
Φι
+
u<f>x
= μΦχχ + /(x,£) (11.1)
where φ is the dependent variable, u is the media velocity, / is the source term,
and a is the appropriate diffusion coefficient. Equation (11.1) is used to model
various quantities including heat (0=temperature) or momentum (φ=η) transfer. The
equation can be made non-dimensional by introducing representative values L for
length, T for time, and Φ for the dependent variable φ. Non-dimensional quantities
are defined by
1
=T
X
=L
U =
T
φ
=Φ
Subbing the nondimensional expressions in Equation (11.1), rearranging terms, and
dropping the ^-superscript results in the nondimensional form of the ID transport
equation
Rfa + ηηφ
χ
= φ
χχ
+ Rf(x,t) (11.2)
where the parameter R is given by
UL L
R= with U = —
μ Τ
Burgers' equation is a simple model for the ID fluid flow obtained from Equation
(11.2) with u
—
φ, R = Re (Reynolds number), and / = 0. The governing equation
for transient heat conduction is obtained from Equation (11.2) by setting u = 0,
R = Pe (Pe= the Peclet number) and / = 0.
The problem domain D is divided into many small subdomains, or elements. The
size of an arbitrary element is 2ft- x r, where ft = Ax, and r = At. If need be,
Equation (11.2) is linearized on each of the small elements. Then, an analytic solution
is sought for the linear equation within each small element. A typical one-time step
FA element is shown in Figure 11.1, including node P and its neighboring nodal
points WC, EC, SW, SC
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and SE.
Complex initial and boundary conditions on the small element may be approx-
imated by simple initial and boundary functions so that an analytic solution for φ
can be derived on the element. However, even for such simple initial and boundary
conditions, the analytic solution may still be difficult to obtain due to the complicated
dependence of u and / on independent or dependent variables. In this situation, the
ID transport equation is linearized by approximating the convective velocity as a
constant over the small element. Then, Equation (11.2) becomes
2Αφ
χ
+ Βφ
Ε
= φ
χχ
+ F (11.3)
where A — \RU, B = R, and U and F are representative constant values of u and
Rf, respectively, over the FA element.