The Wave Form PDE (wahw) interface (
), found under the
Mathematics>PDE Interfaces branch (
) when adding an interface, solves wave equations formulated with first order derivatives in time and space using the discontinuous Galerkin method and is highly optimized with respect to speed and memory consumption.
When you add this interface, these default nodes are also added to the Model Builder:
Wave Form PDE,
Zero Flux, and
Initial Values. Then, from the
Physics toolbar, add other nodes that implement, for example, boundary conditions. You can also right-click
Wave Form PDE to select features from the context menu.
Use the wave form for first-order hyperbolic PDEs. Assuming a scalar equation for the dependent variable
u, these problems take the form
The terms da,
Γ,
f, and
g are coefficients. They can be functions of both the spatial coordinates or time, and the solution
u, but not the derivatives of
u. The coefficients
f and
g are scalar, whereas
Γ is the
flux vector. The coefficient
da is assumed to be nonzero throughout the domain
Ω, and for all times.
The Label is the default physics interface name.
The Name is used primarily as a scope prefix for variables defined by the physics interface. Refer to such physics interface variables in expressions using the pattern
<name>.<variable_name>. In order to distinguish between variables belonging to different physics interfaces, the
name string must be unique. Only letters, numbers, and underscores (_) are permitted in the
Name field. The first character must be a letter.
The default Name (for the first Wave Form PDE interface in the model) is
wahw.
Select the Dependent variable quantity that defines the unit for the dependent variable
u. The default is
Dimensionless (with
1 in the
Unit column). Click the
Select Dependent Variable Quantity button (
) to open the
Physical Quantity dialog box to browse to find a physical quantity to use. You can also type a search string in the text field at the top of the dialog box and then click the
Filter button (
) to filter the list of physical quantities. For example, type
potential and click the
Filter button to only list physical quantities that represent some kind of potential. Alternatively, click the
Define Dependent Variable Unit button (
) to edit the unit directly in the
Unit column, typing a unit to define the dependent variable quantity. The quantity column then contains
Custom unit.
Select the Source term quantity that defines the unit for the source term
f (the unit for the right — and left — side of the PDE).
Custom unit is the default quantity (with
m^-2 in the
Unit column). Click the
Select Source Term Quantity button (
) to open the
Physical Quantity dialog box to browse to find a physical quantity to use. You can also type a search string in the text field at the top of the dialog box and then click the
Filter button (
) to filter the list of physical quantities. For example, type
potential and click the
Filter button to only list physical quantities that represent some kind of potential. Alternatively, click the
Define Source Term Unit button (
) to edit the unit directly in the
Unit column, typing a unit (for example,
W/m^3 or
A/m^3) to define the dependent variable quantity. The quantity column then contains
Custom unit.
Due to efficiency reasons, there is only one Shape function type (finite element type) defined for this interface — the
Nodal discontinuous Lagrange functions. The associated element order (the order of the shape function for the element) can be chosen from the
Element order list. The highest available order is 10 in 1D and 2D models and 7 in 3D models, and the default order is two.