Hybrid Finite-Difference Scheme for Solving the Dispersion Equation
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 128, Issue 1
Abstract
An efficient hybrid finite-difference scheme capable of solving the dispersion equation with general Peclet conditions is proposed. In other words, the scheme can simultaneously deal with pure advection, pure diffusion, and/or dispersion. The proposed scheme linearly combines the Crank–Nicholson second-order central difference scheme and the Crank–Nicholson Galerkin finite-element method with linear basis functions. Using the method of fractional steps, the proposed scheme can be extended straightforwardly from one-dimensional to multidimensional problems without much difficulty. It is found that the proposed scheme produces the best results, in terms of numerical damping and oscillation, among several non-split-operator schemes. In addition, the accuracy of the proposed scheme is comparable with a well-known and accurate split-operator approach in which the Holly–Preissmann scheme is used to solve the pure advection process while the Crank–Nicholson second-order central difference scheme is applied to the pure diffusion process. Since the proposed scheme is a non-split-operator approach, it does not compute the two processes separately. Therefore, it is simpler and more efficient than the split-operator approach.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 128 • Issue 1 • January 2002
Pages: 78 - 86
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jun 12, 2000
Accepted: Jun 28, 2001
Published online: Jan 1, 2002
Published in print: Jan 2002
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