Computational Fluid Dynamics Course

BITS Pilani, WILP

Cluster Program M. Tech. (III Semester)

Homework 3
Due on 17.06.2018

1. (2 marks) Using Taylor’s series, derive first-order forward-difference and rearward-difference expressions
for ∂u/∂y
2. Derive the following expression, which is a third-order-accurate one-sided difference, using
 
∂u 1
= (−11ui,j + 18ui,j+1 − 9ui,j+2 + 2ui,j+3 ) + O(∆y 3 ) (1)
∂y i,j 6∆y

(a) (3 marks) Using Taylor’s series expansion

(b) (2 marks) Using the polynomial approach in pg. 138
3. (3 marks) Find the stability criteria/requirement for the 1-D Burger’s equations, discretize with an
accuracy of O(∆t, (∆x)2 ). Use central difference for spatial (x) terms.

∂u ∂u ∂2u
+c =α 2 (2)
∂t ∂x ∂x
where c and α are constants.