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Jan 1955
Applications of the Relaxation Technique in Fluid Mechanics
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Volume 120, Issue 1
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Problems in fluid mechanics of essentially irrotational flow are often so complex that numerical methods must be used in the irresolution. A simple, yet generally useful method is the relaxation process, which is based on a network of values of the required function determined by means of the finite-difference theory. The numerical process is simple, and techniques are available for satisfying various types of boundary conditions. The computations are useful in solving problems of efflux and see page and in analyzing flow through transitions or around submerged bodies. Examples of these various types have been solved, and the results are presented as illustrations of the process.
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© 1955 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1955
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John S. McNown, M.ASCE
Associate Director, Iowa Inst. of Hydr. Research, State Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
En-Yun Hsu, AM.ASCE
Research Engr., Hydrodynamics Lab., California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.
Chia-Shun Yih
Research Engr., Iowa Inst. of Hydr. Research, State Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
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