Analytical solution of a spatially variable coefficient advection-diffusion equation in up to three dimensions

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 667-685

  Zoppou, C ^a   Knight, J H ^b  

^a ACTEW Corporation Limited   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advection diffusion equation; Analytical solutions; Two , three dimensional problems; Variable coefficients

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION DIFFUSION EQUATION; VARIABLE COEFFICIENTS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 0032633849     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(99)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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