Lecture 16

Outline for "Computational Methods", Lecture 16: Numerical solution of the transient diffusion equation using the finite difference method

NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF THE TRANSIENT DIFFUSION EQUATION USING THE FINITE DIFFERENCE (FD) METHOD

  1. Explicit Solution Procedure
    1. Example of heat conduction in a rod
    2. General Notes on Instabilities
  2. Implicit Solution Procedure
  3. Crank-Nicolson Implicit (C-N) Method
  4. Weighted Average Approximation
Citation: Westerink, J. (2011, January 12). Lecture 16. Retrieved May 24, 2013, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/civil-engineering-and-geological-sciences/computational-methods/lectures/lecture-16.
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