An efficient numerical method for solving Falkner–Skan boundary layer flows

In this paper a novel computational technique for the solution of nonlinear third‐order boundary value problems is presented. We demonstrate the application of the method by solving the famous Falkner–Skan equation on a semi‐infinite domain. Comparison with the results from other methods such as the homotopy analysis method and numerical methods demonstrates the accuracy, computational efficiency and robustness of this technique. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Interpolation perturbation method for solving nonlinear problems

I.IntroductionInthispaper,onthebasisofRefll],usingtheinterPotationPerturbationmethod,theauthorseekstosolveseveralnon-Iinearproblems.Itsmainpointsare:Introducinganinterpolationfunction,wedeterminethisfunctionbyusingtheperturbationmethodandthenproceedtoseek…     

求解弹性力学问题的有理单元法

传统的位移有限元法采用多项式形式的位移试函数,对于边数大于4的多边形单元,构造满足单元间协调性要求的多项式形式位移插值函数是一件困难的工作。本文利用逆距离权插值的思想并考虑到单元节点的分布,建立了边数大于4多边形单元上的有理函数形式的形函数。利用有理试函数,采用Galerkin法推导出求解平面弹性力学问题的有理单元法。采用有理单元法求解弹性力学问题,求解区域根据需要可以划分为任意多边形单元,极大地提高了网格划分的灵活性。有理单元法不依赖等参变换,不同单元的形函数表达形式统一,方便计算程序的编写。     

THE GENERAL METHOD FOR SOLVING DYNAMIC PROBLEMS

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Precise integration method for solving singular perturbation problems

This paper presents a precise method for solving singularly perturbed boundary-value problems with the boundary layer at one end. The method divides the interval evenly and gives a set of algebraic equations in a matrix form by the precise integration relationship of each segment. Substituting the boundary conditions into the algebraic equations, the coefficient matrix can be transformed to the block tridiagonal matrix. Considering the nature of the problem, an efficient reduction method is given for solving singular perturbation problems. Since the precise integration relationship introduces no discrete error in the discrete process, the present method has high precision. Numerical examples show the validity of the present method.     

Improved L-P method for solving strongly nonlinear problems

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三维接触问题的非光滑算法

给出了一种非光滑算法直接用于求解三维摩擦接触问题的不可微非线性互补模型,不再对模型进行光滑化处理,使算法更加简单。文中对非光滑算法的收敛性给出了严格的数学证明,数值实验表明该算法列式简单,但与光滑化算法同样有效。     

Stochastic averaging: An approximate method of solving random vibration problems

Results obtained by applying the method of stochastic averaging to random vibration problems are discussed. This method is applicable to a variety of problems involving the response of lightly damped systems to broad-band random excitations. Solutions pertaining to both linear and non-linear vibrations are reviewed, and it is shown that the technique enables, in the case of parametric excitation, stability criteria to be established. Some results which have been obtained relating to the first-passage reliability problems are also surveyed. Various applications of the theory to engineering problems are outlined.     

An efficient numerical method for exterior and interior inverse problems of Helmholtz equation

The generalized pulse-spectrum technique (GPST), an efficient and versatile inversion algorithm, is used with adaptive grids to solve both exterior (scattering) and interior (cavity) boundary-shape inverse problems of two-dimensional Helmholtz equation. Numerical simulations of nontrivial examples are carried out to test the feasibility and to study the general characteristics of GPST without the real measurement data. It is found that GPST does efficiently produce very good results.     

Efficient solving method for unsteady incompressible interfacial flow problems

Unsteady interfacial problems, considered in an Eulerian form, are studied. The phenomena are modeled using the incompressible viscous Navier–Stokes equations to get the velocity field and an advection equation to predict interface evolutions. The momentum equation is solved by means of an implicit hybrid augmented Lagrangian–Projection method, whereas an explicit characteristic method coupled with a TVD SUPERBEE scheme is applied to the advection equation. The velocity components and the pressure are discretized on staggered grids with finite volumes. Emphasis is on the accuracy and robustness of the techniques described before. A precise explanation on the validation phase will be given, which uses such tests as the advection of a step function or Zalesak's problem to improve the calculation of the interface. The global approach is used on a physically hard interfacial test with strong disparities between viscosities and densities. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The finite-element-force method for solving plane problems of elasticity

Using elements in the form of arbitrary sectors, the author has devised a plan for solving plane problems of elasticity by the force method. The method is characterized by a smaller number of nodes, a more convenient computation and a perfect adaptability to the particular shape of the region in question.     

A semi-numerical method for solving inverse heat conduction problems

A semi-numerical method is presented for solving the inverse heat conduction problems in homogeneous and composite bodies. The presented solution does not require both the initial temperature distribution in the body and the whole temperature-time history at the temperature sensor locations. Sample calculations confirm that this approach produces stable and accurate results for both exact and noisy data. The extension of the method presented to two or three dimensions is straightforward.     

An efficient algorithm based on the differential quadrature method for solving Navier–Stokes equations

In this paper, an approach to improve the application of the differential quadrature method for the solution of Navier–Stokes equations is presented. In using the conventional differential quadrature method for solving Navier–Stokes equations, difficulties such as boundary conditions' implementation, generation of an ill conditioned set of linear equations, large memory storage requirement to store data, and matrix coefficients, are usually encountered. Also, the solution of the generated set of equations takes a long running time and needs high computational efforts. An approach based on the point pressure–velocity iteration method, which is a variant of the Newton–Raphson relaxation technique, is presented to overcome these problems without losing accuracy. To verify its performance, four cases of two‐dimensional flows in single and staggered double lid‐driven cavity and flows past backward facing step and square cylinder, which have been often solved by researchers as benchmark solution, are simulated for different Reynolds numbers. The results are compared with existing solutions in the open literature. Very good agreement with low computational efforts of the approach is shown. It has been concluded that the method can be applied easily and is very time efficient. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Newton's method scheme for solving free-surface flow problems

A Newton's method scheme is described for solving the system of non-linear algebraic equations arising when finite difference approximations are applied to the Navier–Stokes equations and their associated boundary conditions. The problem studied here is the steady, buoyancy-driven motion of a deformable bubble, assumed to consist of an inviscid, incompressible gas. The linear Newton system is solved using both direct and iterative equation solvers. The numerical results are in excellent agreement with previous work, and the method achieves quadratic convergence.     

Nonlinear implicit iterative method for solving nonlinear ill-posed problems

In the paper, we extend the implicit iterative method for linear ill-posed operator equations to solve nonlinear ill-posed problems. We show that under some conditions the error sequence of solutions of the nonlinear implicit iterative method is monotonically decreasing and, with this monotonicity, prove convergence of the new method for both the exact and perturbed equations.