Appendix D

Definition of Weighting
Factors
The weighting factors Cj are defined by using the three-point Lagrange poly-
nomial with a generai mesh (nonconstant step). In the interval pQ-i,Xj+i]
the pressure is described by a second-degree polynomial in X'.

+
+ P,+i (D.I)

We can now define the coefficients dCjj-i, ciCjj, and such that
/-X'max
^'+i (D.2)

where

and

(D.3a)

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(2X, - X,_i

"" (D.3b)

/v
(A.,+i V *t ^-j?+l
- A^'^i^ V ** ^V.jj*s

(Xf
(D.3c)
3 ^^ ^ ^) 2

These coefficients are calculated for j = 2,4, ..., — 1. When j is even, the
coefficients C, are finally defined as

^* ^ f7(^

When j is odd (j = 3 in the following example), c!C2,3 is calculated corre-

sponding to the interval [Xi,Xs], and dC^a coming from the interval [Xs,Xg]
is added to it to deRne (7,, or C$ in this example. Minor corrections are also ap-
plied on the last values of (7, to respect the boundary condition for X = Xendt
as shown in Appendix B.

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