Symmetry boundary

With these revised definitions for A, B, and C, the marching-ahead equation for the interior points is identical to that for cylindrical coordinates, Equation (8.25). The centerline equation is no longer a special case except for the symmetry boundary condition that forces a — 1) = a(l). The centerline equation is thus... 

The boundary conditions are given by 1) symmetry boundary condition, at R = 0,... 

A symmetry boundary condition was imposed perpendicular to the base of the mold. Since the part is symmetric, only half of the part cross-section needed to be simulated. The initial conditions were such that resin was at room temperature and zero epoxide conversion. The physical properties were computed as the weight average of the resin and the glass fibers. 

Reflective symmetry boundary conditions are specified at the sides of the sample as... 

The most important parts of creating a segment model are the application of the physical boundary conditions and the positioning of the internals to allow for the symmetry and periodic boundary conditions. Without properly applying boundary conditions the simulation results cannot be compared to full-bed results, both as a concept and as a validation, since the segment now is not really a part of a continuous geometry. Our approach was to apply symmetry boundaries on the side planes parallel to the main flow direction, thereby mimicking the circumferential continuation of the bed, and translational periodic boundaries on the axial planes, as was done in the full-bed model. 

When simulations are done in a WS model, the results need to be validated against a full-bed model. The main reason for this is not only to see if the WS model results are representative for a full bed but also to check that the symmetry boundaries, which are relatively close to all parts of the segment model, do not influence the solution. 

Simulations with representative segments and unit cells employing periodic or symmetry boundary conditions are likely to be necessary for the foreseeable future. Although simulations of complete tube cross-sections would be preferred, these are anticipated to remain too costly for some time to come. This will be especially true for turbulent flows and geometries that require fine meshes or boundary-layer resolution. 

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Fig. D.5 The mesh network to solve the momentum equation for the axial velocity distribution in a rectangular channel. As illustrated, the control volumes are square. However, the spreadsheet is programmed to permit different values for dx and dy. Because of the symmetry in this problem, only one quadrant of the system is modeled. The upper and left-hand boundary are the solid walls, where a zero-velocity boundary condition is imposed. The lower and right-hand boundaries are symmetry boundaries, where special momentum balance equations are developed to represent the symmetry. As illustrated, there is an 12 x 12 node network corresponding to a 10 x 10 interior system of control volumes (illustrated as shaded boxes). The velocity at the nodes represents the average value of the velocity in the surrounding control volume. There are half-size control volumes along the boundaries, with the corresponding velocities represented by the boundary values. There is a quarter-size control volume in the lower-left-hand corner.

Consider now the boundaries, which are represented by half cells. On the solid boundaries, the velocities are exactly zero to satisfy the no-slip condition. For example, in Fig. D.5, the cells C20 and D19 are simply assigned the values uj = 0. The cells on the symmetry boundaries require a bit more care. Consider first the south symmetry boundary, where the difference equation is... 

The factor dy/2 represents the east- and west-face areas, which are only a half cell high. The volume of the half control volume is dxdy/2, as indicated in the source term. The difference equation for the south symmetry boundary emerges as... 

Analogous reasoning yields the following equation for the east symmetry boundary ... 

Finally, there is a quarter control volume to be considered comer at the intersection of the east and south symmetry boundaries. The analogous analysis provides... 

D30 Enter the difference formula for the south symmetry boundary in D30 as... 

E30 - M30 These cells are filled by a relative drag of the difference formula for the south symmetry boundary in cell D20 across the row from E30 through M30, using the lower-right-hand cursor. 

N30 This cell contains the difference formula for the quarter control volume at the intersections of the two symmetry boundaries ... 

The net nondimensional stress for the channel is given by summing the stress contributions on all the boundary control volumes. There is no stress contribution along the symmetry boundaries, owing to the symmetry itself. 

Thermal symmetry boundary condition at the center plane of a plane wall. 

In the case of cylindrical (or spherical) bodies having thermal symmetry about the center line (or midpoint), the thermal symmetry boundary condition requires that the first derivative of Icmperature with respect to r (the radial variable) be zero at the centerline (or the midpoint). 

C What is a thermal symmetry boundary condition How is it expressed mathematically ... 

One can describe the essence of current distributions resulting from uneven pattern density by the following approach. Firstly, the discrete pattern is viewed as a continuum. At any given location, the fractional area available for electrolysis (i.e., the fraction not covered by resist) is described by a, the active-area density. Thus, the active-area-density distribution is the only attribute of the resist pattern. This is to say that the sizes and shapes of individual features are ignored in this model. Secondly, one writes the boundary value problem that is normally solved to calculate the secondary current distribution. The problem domain, shown in Fig. 4 is the volume of electrolyte limited below by the electrode surface, at the sides by symmetry boundaries, and at the top by an iso-current-density plane. Within this domain, the potential is assumed to obey the Laplace equation. 

This is usually a good assumption in electroplating, where the bath conductivity k is boosted by a supporting electrolyte and is nearly constant. No current is allowed to cross the symmetry boundaries, hence there can be no normal component of the potential gradient at these boundaries. 

The following boundary conditions and matching conditions apply. At the lateral symmetry boundaries and the exposed surfaces of the resist, none of the three field variables is allowed to have a nonzero normal derivative ... 

The nonhomogeneous boundary condition at x = 1 contributes to the forcing function vector b. However, in this case the b vector is a constant and, hence, equation (5.18) can be used. (Note that equation (5.17) is valid even when the b vector is a constant). When the governing equation is applied at x = 0 in cylindrical or spherical coordinates, we have singularity at x = 0.[11] [12] This singularity is avoided in our semianalytical technique as we use the boundary condition at x = 0 (symmetry boundary condition) to eliminate the dependent variable. Equation (5.19) is solved in Maple below using the procedure described above. 

Boundary conditions t >0) The standard conditions for axi-symmetric flow in a 2D tube can be specified in the following manner. There is no flow through the reactor wall. The normal velocity component is set to zero at the symmetry boundary. Plug flow is assumed at the inlet. A prescribed pressure is specified at the reactor outlet. For the scalar variables Dirichlet boundary conditions are used at the inlet, whereas Neumann conditions are used at the other boundaries, as for the 2D dispersion model simulations. 

Phase is defined relative to the cosine, so if c is zero, 0 is zero. As a brief example. Figure 5.1 shows the first few sinusoidal harmonics required to build up an approximation of a square wave. Note that due to symmetries (boundary conditions), only odd sine harmonics are required. Using more sines improves the approximation. 

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