Sample Problems > Usage > ODE

{ LINEARODE.PDE

This example shows the application of FlexPDE to the solution of a linear

first-order differential equation.

We select the simple example

dH/dt = a - b*H

This equation has the exact solution

H(t) = H(0)*exp(-b*t) + (a/b)*(1-exp(-b*t))

The existence of an exact solution allows us to analyze the errors

in the FlexPDE solution.

Since FlexPDE requires a spatial domain, we solve the system over

a simple box with minimum mesh size.

}

title

"FIRST ORDER ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION"

select

{ Since no spatial information is required, use the minimum grid }

ngrid=1

errlim = 1e-4

variables

{ declare Height to be the system variable }

Height(threshold=1)

definitions

{ define the equation parameters }

a = 2

b = 0.1

H0 = 100

{ define the exact solution: }

Hexact = H0*exp(-b*t) + (a/b)*(1-exp(-b*t))

initial values

Height = H0

equations

Height : dt(Height) = a - b*Height { The ODE }

boundaries

region 1

start (0,0)

line to (1,0) to (1,1) to (0,1) to close

time 0 to 100

plots

for time = 0,1,10 by 10 to 100

{ Plot the solution: }

history(Height) at (0.5,0.5)

{ Plot the error check: }

history((Height-Hexact)/Hexact) at (0.5,0.5) as "Relative Error"

end

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