ISSN:
0029-5981
Keywords:
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Technology
Notes:
A brief description of the finite element method to be used is given. It is then shown how various finite difference schemes for the wave and Burgers' equations can be achieved, in particular the predictor-corrector method of MacCormack. By the finite element method a more efficient predictor-corrector scheme is also obtained. Furthermore, the study tends to show that terms of the general form ∂(uvw)/∂x should be discretized by considering u,v and w as separate variables instead of taking the product uvw as a single variable as is often done with equations written in conservative (divergence law) form.
Additional Material:
16 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.1620150406
