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Solving a fully nonlinear highly dispersive Boussinesq model with mesh‐less least square‐based finite difference method
Author(s) -
Wang Benlong,
Liu Hua
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1175
Subject(s) - nonlinear system , convergence (economics) , mathematics , finite difference method , finite difference , matrix (chemical analysis) , mathematical analysis , laplace transform , boundary value problem , boundary (topology) , square (algebra) , numerical analysis , geometry , physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , economics , composite material , economic growth
Abstract Combining mesh‐less finite difference method and least square approximation, a new numerical model is developed for water wave propagation model in two horizontal dimensions. In the numerical formulation of the method, the approximation of the unknown functions and their derivatives are constructed on a set of nodes in a local circular‐shaped region. The Boussinesq equations studied in this paper is a fully nonlinear and highly dispersive model, which is composed of the exact boundary conditions and the truncated series expansion solution of the Laplace equation. The resultant system involves a sparse, unsymmetrical matrix to be solved at each time step of the simulation. Matrix solutions are studied to reduce the computing resource requirements and improve the efficiency and accuracy. The convergence properties of the present numerical method are investigated. Preliminary verifications are given for nonlinear wave shoaling problems; the numerical results agree well with experimental data available in the literature. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.