The method of Laplace Transform MultiQuadrics (LTMQ) for the solution of the groundwater flow equation
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
This paper presents a new numerical method, the Laplace Transform MultiQuadrics (LTMQ) method, developed for the solution of the diffusion-type parabolic Partial Differential Equation (PDE) of fluid flow through porous media. LTMQ combines a MultiQuadrics (MQ) approximation scheme with a Laplace transform formulation. The use of MQ in the spatial approximations allows the accurate description of problems in complex porous media with a very limited number of nodes. The Laplace transform formulation eliminates the need for time discretization, thus allowing an unlimited time step size without any loss of accuracy. LTMQ is tested against results from three test problems of groundwater flow obtained from a standard Finite Difference (FD) model, as well as from analytical solutions. An excellent agreement between the LTMQ and the analytical and FD solutions is observed, while significant reductions in computer execution times may be achieved.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 6601528
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-32529; CONF-9306153-1; ON: DE93010408
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. International Association for Mathematical and Computers in Simulation (IMACS) conference on computer methods for partial differential equations, New Brunswick, NJ (United States), 22-24 Jun 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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