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The Finite Difference Method

Part I

Course: MCM
MEMat
Based in Chapter 2 of Rappaz et al
Augusto Moita de Deus

The Finite Difference Method


Quick overview
Advantages
Limitations

The Finite Difference Method


Example: diffusion in plane front solidification
of a single crystal
Diffusion
Convection (advection, in this case)

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method


Very simple case
v=0
5 unknown nodes

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method


CS

Cs

X
CX

Carburization process.
Semi-infinite material

C0

x
CS C x

= erf
2 Dt
C S C0

CS:surface concentration
Cx: concentration at distance x
Co: initial concentration

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

The Finite Difference Method

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