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.
>
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