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Numerical solution of the St. Venant equations with the MacCormack finite‐difference scheme
Author(s) -
Garcia Reinaldo,
Kahawita Rene A.
Publication year - 1986
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.1650060502
Subject(s) - scheme (mathematics) , mathematics , finite difference , finite difference scheme , finite difference method , computer science , mathematical analysis
This paper describes the use of the MacCormack explicit time‐spilitting scheme in the development of a two‐dimensional (in plan) hydraulic simulation model that solves the St. Venant equations. Various tests devised to assess the performance of the method have been performed and the results are reported. Finally, two industrial applications of the model are presented. The method has been found to be computationally efficient and warrants further development.