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Effect of mesh size on solution curves for a 1D problem

I'm interested in studying the effect of mesh size on the behavior of the solution curves of 1D convection-diffusion problem. $$\frac{\partial C}{\partial t} = D\frac{\partial ^2 C}{\partial x^2} - ...
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Form of nonlinear diffusion equation

Consider the following nonlinear diffusion problem, $$ \frac{\partial u}{\partial t} = x^{-2}\frac{\partial}{\partial x}\left(x^2 u^4 \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}\right), \quad 0 < x < 1 $$ We ...
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Question on how MATLAB's pdepe solver works

I'm solving the following 1D transport equation in MATLAB's pdepe solver. $$\frac{\partial C}{\partial t} = D\frac{\partial ^2 C}{\partial x^2}-v\frac{\partial C}{\partial x}$$ At the inlet (left ...
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