ISSN:
0271-2091
Keywords:
Pseudospectral
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Non-periodic
;
Incompressible flows
;
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
The reduction-to-periodicity method using the pseudospectral fast Fourier transform (FFT) technique is applied to the solution of non-periodic problems, including the two-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The accuracy of the method is explored by calculating the derivatives of given functions, one- and two-dimensional convective-diffusive problems, and by comparing the relative errors due to the FFT method with a second-order finite difference (FD) method. Finally, the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations are solved by a fractional step procedure using both the FFT and the FD methods for the driven cavity flow and the backward-facing step problems. Comparisons of these solutions provide a realistic assessment of the FFT method.
Additional Material:
26 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fld.1650091006
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