| Abstract: | A computational method for a system of partial integrodifferential equations of Volterra type is developed. These equations describe the damping of pressure waves in tubes of circular form, taking into account the nonstationary increase of friction. The analytical solution of the model equations is given. A rapidly convergent expansion as well as sharp error estimates for the approximate solutions are obtained. Finally an efficient algorithm using recursion formulas is presented and the algorithm is compared numerically with the method of characteristics. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
