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Finite Difference Methods I

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Analysis of Surge

Part of the book series: Macmillan Civil Engineering Hydraulics ((CEH))

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With the aid of electronic computers we can easily calculate the behaviour of oscillating water in even the most complex surge tank systems by using finite difference methods. Consequently these methods are of great importance.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, UK

    John Pickford M.Sc.(Eng.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E.

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Pickford, J. (1969). Finite Difference Methods I. In: Analysis of Surge. Macmillan Civil Engineering Hydraulics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00160-6_11

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