Appendix B

Corrections to Be Applied
to Weighting Factors Due
to

The term dP/dX is used both to calculate the influence coefficient Djj and
in the Reynolds equation. For the calculation of D;j, (dP/a*X)i at node ! is
calculated by using three nodes.

(B.I)

where
^. ._ ^ _ -Xj - X^+i \
(Xi-l ** Xi) (Xj-l * Xj+l)

_ 2X^ - X^+i - X^i

'-'"7y
^Aj— v—VTv
— Aj-iJ (A^— v—i
— A,+iJ ^ J
'*****! /TD/t'i

At the first and last nodes, ^i and X^ax' c!P/o!X is also defined by using three
nodes (e.g., Xi, Xg, X$ and X^r-i, Xjv-z, ^*JV,^*.
For the calculation of dP/dX in the Reynolds equations, two nodes may
often be used if the numerical convergence is difficult to obtain with the three-
node formula. For the two node formula the weighting factors are

"i,!+i = 17-^r a,^ = -a^+i a;,j_i = 0 (B.5)

Minor corrections are also applied on the last values of a^ , to respect the
boundary conditions at X = X^nd- For X = X<-nd, ^ = a'P/a'X = 0. It is

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assumed that between ^Qv and .Xcnd; ^**(-^) is described by a second-degree

polynomial. Respecting the previously mentioned boundary condition gives

-^SS^PAf (B.7)

For .X = ^Qvt therefore,

^") = ^ Pv (B.8)

which can also be expressed as

an,n_i = 0 a^ = ^ — &„,„+! = 0 (B.9)

The integral of the pressure between ^j\r and vYcnd leads to

If N is odd, subtract from the value of C;v the value c?Cjv+i,jv coming from
the interval [Xjv,Xjv+2] and add A(7jv to get the final value of Cjy. If N is
even, modify Cj\r_i and C*jv. From C^/-i subtract dCjv jv-i from the interval
]JQv-i,XAr+i] and add the weighting factor AC*^-i coming from the integra-
tion of P between Xjv-i and Xjy. Using the "trapeze" rule gives

The value of C^ is finally defined as

(B.12)

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