Universitas Padjadjaran Fisika Komputasi Dr.

Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Program Studi Fisika Semester Genap 2013/2014 iad@geophys.unpad.ac.id

Ujian Tengah Semester

Metoda Beda Hingga untuk Laplace, Poisson, Wave Equation - Deadline 22 Mei 2014

1. The hydraulic potential within a small drainage basin that lies in a shallow valley can
be written in two-dimensional Laplace Equation

∂ 2u ∂ 2u
+ = 0, 0 < x < L, 0 < y < z0
∂x2 ∂y 2
with the boundary conditions

u(x, z0 ) = gz0 + gcx

∂u(0, y) ∂u(L, y)
= = 0,
∂x ∂x
and
∂u(x, 0)
=0
∂y
where u(x, y) is the hydraulic potential, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and c gives
the slope of the topography. The condition ∂u(L,y)
∂x
= 0, and ∂u(x,0)
∂y
= 0 specify a no-flow
condition through the bottom and sides of the aquifer. The condition ∂u(0,y)
∂x
= 0 ensures
symmetry about the x = 0 line. The boundary condition u(x, z0 ) = gz0 + gcx gives the
fluid potential at the water table, where z0 is the elevation of the water table above the
standard datum. The term gcx expresses the increase of the potential from the valley
bottom toward the water divide. On average it closely follows the topography.
From above problem, show that the analytical complete solution is
∞
gcL 4gcL X cos [(2m − 1)πx/L] cosh [(2m − 1)πy/L]
u(x, y) = gz0 + − 2
2 π m=1 (2m − 1)2 cosh [(2m − 1)πz0 /L]

Develop the numerical solution based on the Finite Difference method, compare the
results between analytical and numerical results, analyse the error for different grid
space.

http://geophys.unpad.ac.id/~iad/lect/fiskom/uts.pdf
Universitas Padjadjaran Fisika Komputasi Dr. Irwan Ary Dharmawan
Program Studi Fisika Semester Genap 2013/2014 iad@geophys.unpad.ac.id

2. The pressure and velocity distribution from water hammer in a pipe without friction are
given by the equations
∂p ∂u
= −ρc2
∂t ∂x
and
∂u 1 ∂p
=−
∂t ρ ∂x
where p(x, t) denotes the pressure perturbation, u(x, t) is the velocity perturbation, c is
the speed of sound in water, and ρ is the density of water. These two first-order partial
differential equations can be combined to yield

∂ 2p 2
2∂ p
=c
∂t2 ∂x2
Find the analytical solution to this partial differential equation if p(0, t) = p0 , and
u(L, t) = 0, and the initial conditions are p(x, 0) = p0 , and u(x, 0) = u0 . Develop the
numerical solution based on the Finite Difference method, compare the results between
analytical and numerical results, analyse the error for different grid space.

http://geophys.unpad.ac.id/~iad/lect/fiskom/uts.pdf