I am trying to solve an equation where the source term is
a discontinuous function of time. I have followed examples
where the source term is a simple, continuous function of time
and these appear to work correctly.
The key parts of my code are shown below:
def stepFunc(t):
if(t.value<.1):
s = 0
else:
s=1
print('t=', t, 's=', s)
return s
time = fipy.Variable(0., cached=1)
eqI = fipy.TransientTerm(coeff=1.) == stepFunc(time)
t = 0
for step in range(steps):
time.setValue(t+dt/2.)
eqI.solve(var=u, dt=dt)
t += dt
The function stepFunc appears to be called only once and the solution
indicates that s=0 for the entire solution time.
I thought that the cached option on the Variable object might affect this
behavior but when I set it to zero, I get an error message that I don't
understand.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Bill Greene
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