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Module 4

The document discusses stability analysis for difference equations, specifically highlighting the van Neumann stability method and its application to ensure stability in numerical solutions. It mentions the importance of maintaining a small enough time step (∆t) relative to the spatial step (∆x) for stability. Additionally, it references techniques like Lax-Wendroff and MacCormack for analyzing unsteady, two-dimensional inviscid flow governed by Euler equations.

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Module 4

The document discusses stability analysis for difference equations, specifically highlighting the van Neumann stability method and its application to ensure stability in numerical solutions. It mentions the importance of maintaining a small enough time step (∆t) relative to the spatial step (∆x) for stability. Additionally, it references techniques like Lax-Wendroff and MacCormack for analyzing unsteady, two-dimensional inviscid flow governed by Euler equations.

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Stability Analysis

Equation (4.77) gives the stability requirement for the solution of the
difference equation, Eq. (4.36), to be stable

Clearly, for a given ∆x, the allowed value of ∆t must be small enough to
satisfy Eq. (4.77).
The above analysis is an example of a general method called the van Neumann
stability method, which is used frequently to study the stability properties of
linear difference equations.
Time marching

let us consider an unsteady, two-dimensional inviscid flow

LAX-WENDROFF TECHNIQUE
Let ῤi.; denote the density at grid point (i, J) at
time t. Then the density at the same grid point
(i, j) at time t + ∆t, denoted
is given by the Taylor series
MACCORMACK'S TECHNIQUE
Space Marching

assume the flow is inviscid; hence the governing flow equat10ns are the Euler
equations

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