Time Step Criteria for Solving Unsteady Engineering Field Problems

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabi Mohtar ◽  
Larry Segerlina
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Parabolic Equations ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
The Finite Difference Method ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Stability And Accuracy ◽  
Time Dependent Problems

Abstract Parabolic equations govern a variety of time-dependent problems in science and engineering. Applying numerical methods such as the finite element or the finite difference method in the space domain changes the partial differential equation to a system ordinary differential equations (ODE’s). Another numerical method is needed to solve the ODE’s in the time domain. The following paper presents time step estimates to solve the system of ODE’s that satisfy both stability and accuracy criteria. These time steps are related to the Froude and Courant Numbers. Suggestions as to which time scheme is the best to use is also presented.

Analysis of Microstrip Circuit by Using Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 347-350 ◽  
pp. 1758-1762
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Tong Bin Yu ◽  
De Xin Qu ◽  
Xiao Gang Xie
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Nonlinear Differential Equation ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Finite Difference Time Domain ◽  
Fdtd Method ◽  
Transform Domain ◽  
Time Step ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Difference Time ◽  
Microstrip Circuit

The microstrip circuit is mostly analyzed in transform domain, because its equivalent circuit equation is often nonlinear differential equation, which is easily analyzed in transform domain relatively, but hardly did in time domain, so the analysis of microstrip circuit is a hard work in time domain. In this paper, the FDTD method is used to analyze the microstrip circuit in time domain, by transforming the nonlinear differential equation into time domain iterative equation, selecting suitable time step, and having an iterative computing, the time domain numerical solution can be solved. The FDTD method analyzing the microstrip circuit provides a new way of thought for analyzing microstrip circuit in time domain.

scholarly journals An Advance-Tracing Boundary Element Method in the Time Domain for Solving the Radiating Problem of an Arbitrary Obstacle Accelerating Randomly

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jui-Hsiang Kao
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Boundary Integral ◽  
Normal Velocity ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Random Acceleration ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
First Time ◽  
Element Method

This research develops an Advance-Tracing Boundary Element Method in the time domain to calculate the waves that radiate from an immersed obstacle moving with random acceleration. The moving velocity of the immersed obstacle is multifrequency and is projected along the normal direction of every element on the obstacle. The projected normal velocity of every element is presented by the Fourier series and includes the advance-tracing time, which is equal to a quarter period of the moving velocity. The moving velocity is treated as a known boundary condition. The computing scheme is based on the boundary integral equation in the time domain, and the approach process is carried forward in a loop from the first time step to the last. At each time step, the radiated pressure on each element is updated until obtaining a convergent result. The Advance-Tracing Boundary Element Method is suitable for calculating the radiating problem from an arbitrary obstacle moving with random acceleration in the time domain and can be widely applied to the shape design of an immersed obstacle in order to attain security and confidentiality.

On: “Time‐Dependent Electromagnetic Fields of an Infinite, Conducting Cylinder Excited by a Long Current‐Carrying Cable” by S. K. Verma (GEOPHYSICS, April 1973, p. 369–379)

Geophysics ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-355
Author(s):  
Shri Krishna Singh
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Frequency Domain ◽  
Electric Current ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Static Solution ◽  
Transverse Magnetic ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Axially Symmetric ◽  
The Time Domain

In this paper Verma obtains a time‐domain solution by inverting the frequency‐domain solution given by Wait (1952). However, it has been recently pointed out by Singh (1973a) (see also Wait, 1973) that there is an error in the quasi‐static solution of Wait. Wait neglected the axially symmetric inducted electric current in the cylinder giving rise to a secondary transverse magnetic field outside (the n=0 term in the scattered wavefield). Singh (1973a) has shown that this term dominates. [It should be noted that Wait in his other works on the cylinder retains this term (e.g., Wait, 1959).] It is clear that this term would be dominant in the time‐domain also. This has been shown by Singh (1972, 1973b). Since the theoretical solution given by Verma in the paper under discussion is incomplete, his interpretation schemes are meaningless.

Unified integro-differential equation for efficient dispersive FDTD simulations

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 1089-1105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Ramadan
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Stability Limit ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Integro Differential Equation ◽  
Dispersive Model ◽  
Fdtd Simulations ◽  
Dispersive Models

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to derive a unified formulation for incorporating different dispersive models into the explicit and implicit finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, dispersive integro-differential equation (IDE) FDTD formulation is presented. The resultant IDE is written in the discrete time domain by applying the trapezoidal recursive convolution and central finite differences schemes. In addition, unconditionally stable implicit split-step (SS) FDTD implementation is also discussed. Findings It is found that the time step stability limit of the explicit IDE-FDTD formulation maintains the conventional Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy (CFL) constraint but with additional stability limits related to the dispersive model parameters. In addition, the CFL stability limit can be removed by incorporating the implicit SS scheme into the IDE-FDTD formulation, but this is traded for degradation in the accuracy of the formulation. Research limitations/implications The stability of the explicit FDTD scheme is bounded not only by the CFL limit but also by additional condition related to the dispersive material parameters. In addition, it is observed that implicit JE-IDE FDTD implementation decreases as the time step exceeds the CFL limit. Practical implications Based on the presented formulation, a single dispersive FDTD code can be written for implementing different dispersive models such as Debye, Drude, Lorentz, critical point and the quadratic complex rational function. Originality/value The proposed formulation not only unifies the FDTD implementation of the frequently used dispersive models with the minimal storage requirements but also can be incorporated with the implicit SS scheme to remove the CFL time step stability constraint.

Computing Large Amplitude Motions of a Floating Offshore Structure in the Time Domain

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Qiu ◽  
Hongxuan Peng
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
The Body ◽  
Surface Boundary ◽  
Offshore Structure ◽  
Floating Structure ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Large Amplitude Motions ◽  
The Time Domain

Based on the panel-free method, large-amplitude motions of floating offshore structures have been computed by solving the body-exact problem in the time domain using the exact geometry. The body boundary condition is imposed on the instantaneous wetted surface exactly at each time step. The free surface boundary is assumed linear so that the time-domain Green function can be applied. The instantaneous wetted surface is obtained by trimming the entire NURBS surfaces of a floating structure. At each time step, Gaussian points are automatically distributed on the instantaneous wetted surface. The velocity potentials and velocities are computed accurately on the body surface by solving the desingularized integral equations. Nonlinear Froude-Krylov forces are computed on the instantaneous wetted surface under the incident wave profile. Validation studies have been carried out for a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. Computed results were compared with experimental results and solutions by the panel method.

A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT SOLUTION ALGORITHMS FOR THE NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF VEHICLE–BRIDGE INTERACTION

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 1350065 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. LIU ◽  
N. ZHANG ◽  
H. XIA ◽  
G. DE ROECK
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Equation Of Motion ◽  
Good Choice ◽  
Contact Forces ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Solution Algorithms ◽  
Coupled Equation

The interaction between a bridge and a train moving on the bridge is a coupled dynamic problem. The equations of motion of the bridge and the vehicle are coupled by the time dependent contact forces. At each time step, the motion of the bridge influences the forces transferred to the vehicle and this, in turn, changes the forces acting on the bridge. In this paper, a comparison of three different time domain solution algorithms for the coupled equation of motion of the train–bridge system is presented. Guidelines are given for a good choice of the time step.

scholarly journals Calculations of near-field emissions in frequency-domain into time-dependent data with arbitrary wave form transient perturbations

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Y. Liu ◽  
B. Ravelo ◽  
J. Ben Hadj Slama
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Wave Spectrum ◽  
Computational Method ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Dependent Data ◽  
Wave Form ◽  
Frequency Dependent ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic ◽  
The Time Domain

This paper is devoted on the application of the computational method for calculating the transient electromagnetic (EM) near-field (NF) radiated by electronic structures from the frequency-dependent data for the arbitrary wave form perturbations i(t). The method proposed is based on the fast Fourier transform (FFT). The different steps illustrating the principle of the method is described. It is composed of three successive steps: the synchronization of the input excitation spectrum I(f) and the given frequency data H0(f), the convolution of the two inputs data and then, the determination of the time-domain emissions H(t). The feasibility of the method is verified with standard EM 3D simulations. In addition to this method, an extraction technique of the time-dependent z-transversal EM NF component Xz(t) from the frequency-dependent x- and y- longitudinal components Hx(f) and Hy(f) is also presented. This technique is based on the conjugation of the plane wave spectrum (PWS) transform and FFT. The feasibility of the method is verified with a set of dipole radiations. The method introduced in this paper is particularly useful for the investigation of time-domain emissions for EMC applications by considering transient EM interferences (EMIs).

Computation of Wave-Induced Drift Forces Introduced by Displaced Position of Compliant Offshore Platforms

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Li ◽  
A. Kareem
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Phase Relationship ◽  
Time Domain Analysis ◽  
Domain Analysis ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Wave Loads ◽  
Nonlinear Feedback ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Drift Forces

The wave forces computed at the displaced position of offshore structures may introduce additional drift forces. This contribution is particularly significant for compliant offshore structures that are configured by design to experience large excursions under the environmental load effects, e.g., tension leg platform. In a random sea environment, this feature can be included in the time domain analysis by synthesizing drag and diffraction forces through a summation of a large number of harmonics with an appropriate phase relationship that reflects the platform displaced position. This approach is not only limited to the time domain analysis, but the superposition of a large number of trigonometric terms in such an analysis requires a considerable computational effort. This paper presents a computationally efficient procedure in both the time and frequency domains that permits inclusion of the time-dependent drift forces, introduced by the platform displacement, in terms of linear and nonlinear feedback contributions. These time-dependent feedback forces are expressed in terms of the applied wave loads by linear and quadratic transformations. It is demonstrated that the results obtained by this approach exhibit good agreement with the procedure based on the summation of trigonometric functions.

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