Graduate Thesis Or Dissertation

 

Application of Rbf-Fd to Wave and Heat Transport Problems in Domains with Interfaces Public Deposited

Downloadable Content

Download PDF
https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5x21tf405
Abstract
  • Traditional finite difference methods for solving the partial differential equations (PDEs) associated with wave and heat transport often perform poorly when used in domains that feature jump discontinuities in model parameter values (interfaces). We present a radial basis function-derived finite difference (RBF-FD) approach that solves these types of problems to a high order of accuracy, even when curved interfaces and variable model parameters are present.The method generalizes easily to a variety of different problem types, and requires only the inversion of small, well-conditioned matrices to determine stencil weights that are applied directly to data that crosses an interface. These weights contain all necessary information about the interface (its curvature; the contrast in model parameters from one side to the other; variability of model parameter value on either side), and no further consideration of the interface is necessary during time integration of the numerical solution.
Creator
Date Issued
  • 2016
Academic Affiliation
Advisor
Committee Member
Degree Grantor
Commencement Year
Subject
Last Modified
  • 2019-11-15
Resource Type
Rights Statement
Language

Relationships

Items