Not sure how it can matter unless the source term explicitly uses the dy value for the grid. Good luck.
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Eduard Manley <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your quick reply. > > In theory depth should make no difference. > > The main variable of the equation is Volumetric enthalpy and other than a > diffusive and convective term I add > a source term ( as "+ q") where q is a list that contains the value of the > source term (joule heating per unit volume) in each cell. > The value of q comes either from analitical solution or from solving a > laplace eq. on the same mesh. > > I tried solving the same problem with a 1D mesh and a 2D mesh with specified > depth(dy=0.02 ny=1), the results should be the same > but only the 2D ones are correct (compared with experimental data and other > simulation). > > I think my problem is in how the source term works and how I input it in the > equation as in the 1D problem the temperature remain quite low. > > 2D is also ok but I would prefer using 1D as I need to implement and > validate various equation and algorithms; and is also a little faster. > > ________________________________ > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. -- Daniel Wheeler
