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Book Synopsis
This second edition with four additional chapters presents the physical principles and solution techniques for transient propagation in fluid mechanics and hydraulics. The application domains vary including contaminant transport with or without sorption, the motion of immiscible hydrocarbons in aquifers, pipe transients, open channel and shallow water flow, and compressible gas dynamics.

The mathematical formulation is covered from the angle of conservation laws, with an emphasis on multidimensional problems and discontinuous flows, such as steep fronts and shock waves.

Finite difference-, finite volume- and finite element-based numerical methods (including discontinuous Galerkin techniques) are covered and applied to various physical fields. Additional chapters include the treatment of geometric source terms, as well as direct and adjoint sensitivity modeling for hyperbolic conservation laws. A concluding chapter is devoted to practical recommendations to the modeler.
Application exercises with on-line solutions are proposed at the end of the chapters.



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Table of Contents

Introduction xv

Chapter 1. Scalar Hyperbolic Conservation Laws in One Dimension of Space 1

1.1. Definitions 1

1.2. Determination of the solution 9

1.3. A linear law: the advection equation 14

1.4. A convex law: the inviscid Burgers equation 21

1.5. Another convex law: the kinematic wave for free-surface hydraulics 28

1.6. A non-convex conservation law: the Buckley-Leverett equation 35

1.7. Advection with adsorption/desorption 42

1.8. Summary of Chapter 1 47

Chapter 2. Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws in One Dimension of Space 53

2.1. Definitions 53

2.2. Determination of the solution 59

2.3. A particular case: compressible flows 63

2.4. A linear 2×2 system: the water hammer equations 68

2.5. A nonlinear 2×2 system: the Saint Venant equations 84

2.6. A nonlinear 3×3 system: the Euler equations 108

2.7. Summary of Chapter 2 122

Chapter 3. Weak Solutions and their Properties 131

3.1. Appearance of discontinuous solutions 131

3.2. Classification of waves 138

3.3. Simple waves 142

3.4. Weak solutions and their properties 144

3.5. Summary 157

Chapter 4. The Riemann Problem 161

4.1. Definitions – solution properties 161

4.2. Solution for scalar conservation laws 165

4.3. Solution for hyperbolic systems of conservation laws 173

4.4. Summary 189

Chapter 5. Multidimensional Hyperbolic Systems 193

5.1. Definitions 193

5.2. Derivation from conservation principles 197

5.3. Solution properties 200

5.4. Application: the two-dimensional shallow water equations 208

5.5. Summary 221

Chapter 6. Finite Difference Methods for Hyperbolic Systems 223

6.1. Discretization of time and space 223

6.2. The method of characteristics (MOC) 227

6.3. Upwind schemes for scalar laws 244

6.4. The Preissmann scheme 250

6.5. Centered schemes 260

6.6. TVD schemes 263

6.7. The flux splitting technique 271

6.8. Conservative discretizations: Roe’s matrix 280

6.9. Multidimensional problems 284

6.10. Summary 289

Chapter 7. Finite Volume Methods for Hyperbolic Systems 293

7.1. Principle 293

7.2. Godunov’s scheme 299

7.3. Higher-order Godunov-type schemes 313

7.4. EVR approach 319

7.5. Summary 326

Chapter 8. Finite Element Methods for Hyperbolic Systems 329

8.1. Principle for one-dimensional scalar laws 329

8.2. One-dimensional hyperbolic systems 340

8.3. Extension to multidimensional problems 344

8.4. Discontinuous Galerkin techniques 347

8.5. Application examples 354

8.6. Summary 368

Chapter 9. Treatment of Source Terms 371

9.1. Introduction 371

9.2. Problem position 372

9.3. Source term upwinding techniques 377

9.4. The quasi-steady wave algorithm 386

9.5. Balancing techniques 390

9.6. Computational example 403

9.7. Summary 408

Chapter 10. Sensitivity Equations for Hyperbolic Systems 411

10.1. Introduction 411

10.2. Forward sensitivity equations for scalar laws 413

10.3. Forward sensitivity equations for hyperbolic systems 422

10.4. Adjoint sensitivity equations 435

10.5. Finite volume solution of the forward sensitivity equations 441

10.6. Summary 447

Chapter 11. Modeling in Practice 449

11.1. Modeling software 449

11.2. Mesh quality 454

11.3. Boundary conditions 459

11.4. Numerical parameters 464

11.5. Simplifications in the governing equations 466

11.6. Numerical solution assessment 472

11.7. Getting started with a simulation package 477

Appendix A. Linear Algebra 479

Appendix B. Numerical Analysis 487

Appendix C. Approximate Riemann Solvers 505

Appendix D. Summary of the Formulae 521

Bibliography 527

Index 537

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      Publisher: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 14/09/2010
      ISBN13: 9781848212138, 978-1848212138
      ISBN10: 1848212135

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This second edition with four additional chapters presents the physical principles and solution techniques for transient propagation in fluid mechanics and hydraulics. The application domains vary including contaminant transport with or without sorption, the motion of immiscible hydrocarbons in aquifers, pipe transients, open channel and shallow water flow, and compressible gas dynamics.

      The mathematical formulation is covered from the angle of conservation laws, with an emphasis on multidimensional problems and discontinuous flows, such as steep fronts and shock waves.

      Finite difference-, finite volume- and finite element-based numerical methods (including discontinuous Galerkin techniques) are covered and applied to various physical fields. Additional chapters include the treatment of geometric source terms, as well as direct and adjoint sensitivity modeling for hyperbolic conservation laws. A concluding chapter is devoted to practical recommendations to the modeler.
      Application exercises with on-line solutions are proposed at the end of the chapters.



      Trade Review
      "However, for practitioners this book can give an insight into physical phenomena of wave propagation in fluids." (Zentralblatt MATH, 2011)



      Table of Contents

      Introduction xv

      Chapter 1. Scalar Hyperbolic Conservation Laws in One Dimension of Space 1

      1.1. Definitions 1

      1.2. Determination of the solution 9

      1.3. A linear law: the advection equation 14

      1.4. A convex law: the inviscid Burgers equation 21

      1.5. Another convex law: the kinematic wave for free-surface hydraulics 28

      1.6. A non-convex conservation law: the Buckley-Leverett equation 35

      1.7. Advection with adsorption/desorption 42

      1.8. Summary of Chapter 1 47

      Chapter 2. Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws in One Dimension of Space 53

      2.1. Definitions 53

      2.2. Determination of the solution 59

      2.3. A particular case: compressible flows 63

      2.4. A linear 2×2 system: the water hammer equations 68

      2.5. A nonlinear 2×2 system: the Saint Venant equations 84

      2.6. A nonlinear 3×3 system: the Euler equations 108

      2.7. Summary of Chapter 2 122

      Chapter 3. Weak Solutions and their Properties 131

      3.1. Appearance of discontinuous solutions 131

      3.2. Classification of waves 138

      3.3. Simple waves 142

      3.4. Weak solutions and their properties 144

      3.5. Summary 157

      Chapter 4. The Riemann Problem 161

      4.1. Definitions – solution properties 161

      4.2. Solution for scalar conservation laws 165

      4.3. Solution for hyperbolic systems of conservation laws 173

      4.4. Summary 189

      Chapter 5. Multidimensional Hyperbolic Systems 193

      5.1. Definitions 193

      5.2. Derivation from conservation principles 197

      5.3. Solution properties 200

      5.4. Application: the two-dimensional shallow water equations 208

      5.5. Summary 221

      Chapter 6. Finite Difference Methods for Hyperbolic Systems 223

      6.1. Discretization of time and space 223

      6.2. The method of characteristics (MOC) 227

      6.3. Upwind schemes for scalar laws 244

      6.4. The Preissmann scheme 250

      6.5. Centered schemes 260

      6.6. TVD schemes 263

      6.7. The flux splitting technique 271

      6.8. Conservative discretizations: Roe’s matrix 280

      6.9. Multidimensional problems 284

      6.10. Summary 289

      Chapter 7. Finite Volume Methods for Hyperbolic Systems 293

      7.1. Principle 293

      7.2. Godunov’s scheme 299

      7.3. Higher-order Godunov-type schemes 313

      7.4. EVR approach 319

      7.5. Summary 326

      Chapter 8. Finite Element Methods for Hyperbolic Systems 329

      8.1. Principle for one-dimensional scalar laws 329

      8.2. One-dimensional hyperbolic systems 340

      8.3. Extension to multidimensional problems 344

      8.4. Discontinuous Galerkin techniques 347

      8.5. Application examples 354

      8.6. Summary 368

      Chapter 9. Treatment of Source Terms 371

      9.1. Introduction 371

      9.2. Problem position 372

      9.3. Source term upwinding techniques 377

      9.4. The quasi-steady wave algorithm 386

      9.5. Balancing techniques 390

      9.6. Computational example 403

      9.7. Summary 408

      Chapter 10. Sensitivity Equations for Hyperbolic Systems 411

      10.1. Introduction 411

      10.2. Forward sensitivity equations for scalar laws 413

      10.3. Forward sensitivity equations for hyperbolic systems 422

      10.4. Adjoint sensitivity equations 435

      10.5. Finite volume solution of the forward sensitivity equations 441

      10.6. Summary 447

      Chapter 11. Modeling in Practice 449

      11.1. Modeling software 449

      11.2. Mesh quality 454

      11.3. Boundary conditions 459

      11.4. Numerical parameters 464

      11.5. Simplifications in the governing equations 466

      11.6. Numerical solution assessment 472

      11.7. Getting started with a simulation package 477

      Appendix A. Linear Algebra 479

      Appendix B. Numerical Analysis 487

      Appendix C. Approximate Riemann Solvers 505

      Appendix D. Summary of the Formulae 521

      Bibliography 527

      Index 537

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