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  We restrict ourselves to the case of boundary conditions at the edge left under ( and ) in the computational domain. There are possible combinations to prescribe the boundary conditions, but only are really different, see Table 7.1.

  
Table 7.1: Combinations of the boundary conditions for the edge left under ( and .)


Since the normal velocities are given at the boundaries we have only to consider the ''tangential'' -cell, see Figure 7.13.

  
Figure 7.13: Cross-section over the ''tangential'' cell near the edge left under.


The virtual velocities are eliminated in the usual way gif[1]

one exception that is for . This virtual quantity can be extrapolated in the following way:

 

or

 

Both equations have the same order of accuracy.

Here we have to consider the ''tangential'' cell and the ''normal'' half-cell at the bottom boundary, see Figures 7.13 and 7.14.

  
Figure 7.14: Cross-section over a ''normal'' half-cell.


''Tangential'' -cell.
The approach is here al most the same as the one prescribed in paragraph 7.2.2. Although there are more virtual unknowns they can be eliminated in the usual way. The velocity forms an exception in this case. We can only use equation (7.67) for the elimination of , since is not prescribed at the bottom boundary.
''Normal'' half-cell.
Only the velocities marked an a in Figure 7.14 appear in the discretization, since and respectively and are given at the bottom boundary respectively left boundary. The approach is almost identical to the one given in paragraph 7.2.2, only the terms and are treated in a different way. The first term is completely known since and are prescribed at the left boundary. So this term can be transported to the right-hand side.
The derivative , introduced by the stress tensor can be computed using the standard elimination rules, so:

 

where

 


The and are given at the bottom boundary and and at the left boundary, so it is necessary to consider besides the ''tangential'' cell the ''normal'' half-cell.
The ''tangential'' cell can be treated in almost the same way as the ''tangential'' cell in combination (i), see also paragraph 7.2.2.
The discretization for the ''normal'' half-cell is almost given in paragraph 7.2.2. But now there are more virtual unknowns and some of them: and can not be eliminated in the usual way. The virtual unknowns and and (see Figure 7.14) can be eliminated by using one of the following equations:

 

for i = -1 or 1,

 

and

 


Here we have only to consider the ''tangential'' cell, since the ''normal'' velocities are given ( at the left boundary and at the bottom boundary). For the treatment of the ''tangential'' cell, we refer to paragraph 7.4.2. All virtual unknowns (see Figure 7.13) exept of are eliminated in the usual way. For we can use formula (7.67).


The stresses and are prescribed at the left boundary and and at the botom boundary. So we have to consider two ''normal' half-cells and the ''tangential'' -cell.
See paragraph 7.2.2, for the treatment of the ''tangential'' cell (Figure 7.15) and the ''normal'' half-cells (Figure 7.14). However, in this case there are some differences:
Firstly, there are more virtual unknowns, but they caus no extra problems, since they can be eliminated by using the standard rules.
Secondly, the discretization of the stress tensor for the ''tangential'' -cell produces a difference. In formula (7.28) not only is given, but also .

  
Figure 7.15: Cross-section over the ''tangential'' -cell.


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Tatiana Tijanova
Wed Mar 26 10:36:42 MET 1997