General transport equations

( )
div( U ) div( grad ) S
t
convective term

Pure diffusion:

diffusive term source term

0 div( grad ) S

Steady convection-diffusion:

div( U ) div( grad ) S

1D steady convection-diffusion problem:

For the diffusion term:

central differencing scheme(2nd order)

For the convection term:

(1) central differencing scheme(2nd order )

(2) upwind differencing scheme(1st order)

AP=APD+APC, AE=AED+AEC, AW=AWD+AWC

Tri-diagonal matrix algorithm (TDMA) --Thomas (1949)

1D unsteady convection-diffusion problem:

Stability requirements:

Boundedness requirements:

may be produced if Pe>>2