Explicit Exponential Finite Difference Scheme for 1D Navier-Stokes Equation with Time Dependent Pressure Gradient

Abstract

In this paper, numerical technique for solving the one-dimensional (1D) unsteady, incompressible Navier-Stokes equation (NSE) is presented. The governing time dependent non-linear partial equation is reduced to non-linear partial differential equation named as viscous Burgers’ equation by introducing Orlowski and Sobczyk transformation (OST). An explicit exponential finite difference scheme (Expo FDS) has been used for solving reduced 1D NSE. The accuracy of the method has been illustrated by taking two numerical examples. Results are compared with the analytical solutions and those obtained based on the numerical results of reduced 1D NSE as Burgers’ equation. The accuracy and numerical feature of convergence of the Expo FDS is presented by estimating their error norms. Excellent numerical results indicate that the proposed numerical technique is efficient admissible with efficient accuracy for the numerical solutions of the NSE.