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  2. Periodic boundary conditions - Wikipedia

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    Periodic boundary conditions. Periodic boundary conditions (PBCs) are a set of boundary conditions which are often chosen for approximating a large (infinite) system by using a small part called a unit cell. PBCs are often used in computer simulations and mathematical models. The topology of two-dimensional PBC is equal to that of a world map ...

  3. Boundary conditions in computational fluid dynamics - Wikipedia

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    Boundary conditions in computational fluid dynamics. Almost every computational fluid dynamics problem is defined under the limits of initial and boundary conditions. When constructing a staggered grid, it is common to implement boundary conditions by adding an extra node across the physical boundary. The nodes just outside the inlet of the ...

  4. Boundary conditions in fluid dynamics - Wikipedia

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    Showing wall boundary condition. The most common boundary that comes upon in confined fluid flow problems is the wall of the conduit. The appropriate requirement is called the no-slip boundary condition, wherein the normal component of velocity is fixed at zero, and the tangential component is set equal to the velocity of the wall. [1]

  5. Computational fluid dynamics - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and data structures to analyze and solve problems that involve fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required to simulate the free-stream flow of the fluid, and the interaction of the fluid (liquids and gases) with surfaces ...

  6. Dirichlet boundary condition - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In mathematics, the Dirichlet boundary condition is imposed on an ordinary or partial differential equation, such that the values that the solution takes along the boundary of the domain are fixed. The question of finding solutions to such equations is known as the Dirichlet problem. In the sciences and engineering, a Dirichlet boundary ...

  7. Spectral method - Wikipedia

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    With periodic boundary conditions, the Poisson equation possesses a solution only if b 0,0 = 0. Therefore, we can freely choose a 0,0 which will be equal to the mean of the resolution. This corresponds to choosing the integration constant. To turn this into an algorithm, only finitely many frequencies are solved for.

  8. Bloch's theorem - Wikipedia

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    In condensed matter physics, Bloch's theorem states that solutions to the Schrödinger equation in a periodic potential can be expressed as plane waves modulated by periodic functions. The theorem is named after the Swiss physicist Felix Bloch, who discovered the theorem in 1929. [1] Mathematically, they are written [2] Bloch function.

  9. Rayleigh–Bénard convection - Wikipedia

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    The critical Rayleigh number can be obtained analytically for a number of different boundary conditions by doing a perturbation analysis on the linearized equations in the stable state. [16] The simplest case is that of two free boundaries, which Lord Rayleigh solved in 1916, obtaining Ra = 27 ⁄ 4 π 4 ≈ 657.51. [ 17 ]