Title :
Validity of TLM modelling of diffusion
Author :
Ait-Sadi, R. ; Naylor, Patrick
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nottingham Univ., UK
Abstract :
Investigates the use of an error parameter within the TLM method for diffusion. It concludes that although unconditionally stable, accuracy requirements set the maximum timestep to that of finite difference in most cases.
Keywords :
numerical methods; thermal conductivity; TLM modelling; accuracy requirements; diffusion; heat diffusion; maximum timestep; thermal diffusion; transmission line model; unconditionally stable; use of error parameters;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911371
