Localized Boundary-Domain Integro-partial Differential Formulations for Transient Scalar Transport Problems

Okey Oseloka Onyejekwe1
1Computational Science Program, Addis Ababa University, Arat Kilo campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Integro-partial differential equations, though very challenging can still be solved using conventional numerical techniques. Although these problems have been severally solved, it is still noticeable how little has been said about them in boundary element method (BEM) literature. A major reason for this is that for those problems where an encounter with the problem domain becomes a necessity, BEM’s inadequacies become highly apparent. Moreover for such situations, the fundamental solution is either not available in a cheaply computable form or a considerable numerical effort is required to handle this numerical challenge. Sometimes, the fundamental solutions may exist in a form that is highly non-local and lead to system of equations with a fully populated matrix that is cumbersome to handle numerically, especially for field problems. In the work reported herein, we adopt a fundamental solution of an auxiliary form of a governing partial differential equation coupled with the Green’s identity to discretize and localize an integro-partial differential transport equation by conversion into a boundary-domain form which is amenable to a hybrid boundary integral numerical formulation. It is observed that this numerical formulation is straightforward and yields accurate results when compared with those found in literature.

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