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Computational Hydraulics

An Introduction

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil

    1. ENR Computer Services for Technology, Petten, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 1-4

  3. Water Quality in a Lake

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 5-9

  4. Numerical Solution for Box Model

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 10-15

  5. Transport of a Dissolved Substance

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 16-22

  6. Explicit Finite-Difference Methods

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 23-29

  7. Kinematic Waves

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 30-33

  8. Diffusion

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 34-42

  9. Numerical Accuracy for Diffusion Problems

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 43-46

  10. Diffusion Model for Coastline Development

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 47-51

  11. Consolidation of Soil

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 52-55

  12. Convection—Diffusion

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 56-60

  13. Numerical Accuracy for Convection—Diffusion

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 61-68

  14. Salt Intrusion in Estuaries

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 69-73

  15. Boundary Layers

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 74-82

  16. Long Waves

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 83-93

  17. Numerical Methods for Long Waves

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 94-109

  18. Long Waves in Two-Dimensional Areas

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 110-119

  19. Finite-Difference Methods for Two-Dimensional Long Waves

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 120-136

  20. Potential Flow

    • Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil
    Pages 137-142
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What is Computational Hydraulics? Computational hydraulics is one of the many fields of science in which the application of computers gives rise to a new way of working, which is intermediate between purely theoretical and experimental. It is concerned with simulation ofthe flow of water, together with its consequences, using numerical methods on com­ puters. There is not a great deal of difference with computational hydrodynamics or computational fluid dynamics, but these terms are too much restricted to the fluid as such. It seems to be typical of practical problems in hydraulics that they are rarely directed to the flow by itself, but rather to some consequence of it, such as forces on obstacles, transport of heat, sedimentation of a channel or decay of a pollutant. All these subjects require very similar numerical methods and this is why they are treated together in this book. Therefore, I have preferred to use the term computational hydraulics. Accordingly, I have attempted to show the wide field of application by giving examples of a great variety of such practical problems. Purpose of the Book It is getting a normal situation that an engineer is required to solve some engineering problem involving fluid flow, using standard and general-purpose computer programs available in many organizations. In many instances, the software has been designed with the claim that no numerical or computer-science expertise is needed in using them.

Authors and Affiliations

  • ENR Computer Services for Technology, Petten, The Netherlands

    Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil

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