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Appendix C - The σ Trans<strong>for</strong>mation 169<br />

Differential operators <strong>for</strong> the second-order, spatial derivatives are also needed in trans<strong>for</strong>ming the diffusion terms. In complete <strong>for</strong>m<br />

these are (Sheng, 1983, p. 224)<br />

----<br />

∂<br />

∂x<br />

∂ ⎛---- ⎞ ---<br />

1<br />

⎝∂x⎠ H<br />

∂<br />

---- H<br />

∂xˆ<br />

∂ ⎛ ---- ⎞ -----<br />

∂<br />

σ<br />

⎝ ∂xˆ<br />

⎠ ∂σ<br />

H ∂<br />

------<br />

∂xˆ<br />

∂<br />

– ⎛ ---- ⎞ σ<br />

⎝ ∂xˆ<br />

⎠<br />

∂<br />

----<br />

∂xˆ<br />

H ∂<br />

------<br />

∂xˆ<br />

∂<br />

=<br />

– ⎛ ----- ⎞<br />

⎝ ∂σ⎠<br />

1<br />

---<br />

H<br />

H ∂ ⎛-------- ⎞<br />

⎝ ∂xˆ<br />

⎠<br />

2 ∂<br />

----- ⎛σ2∂ ----- ⎞ ∂ ∂ζ<br />

---- -----<br />

∂σ⎝<br />

∂σ⎠<br />

∂xˆ<br />

∂xˆ<br />

∂ ⎛ ----- ⎞ ∂ζ<br />

–<br />

-----<br />

⎝ ∂σ⎠<br />

∂xˆ<br />

∂2<br />

+<br />

– -----------<br />

∂σ∂xˆ<br />

⎛∂ζ ------ ⎞<br />

⎝∂xˆ ⎠<br />

2 1<br />

---<br />

H<br />

∂2<br />

σ2 2<br />

-------- ---<br />

∂ H<br />

ζ ∂<br />

-----<br />

∂xˆ<br />

H ∂<br />

------<br />

∂xˆ<br />

∂<br />

----- σ<br />

∂σ<br />

∂<br />

+ + ⎛ ----- ⎞ ,<br />

⎝ ∂σ⎠<br />

----<br />

∂<br />

∂y<br />

∂ ⎛---- ⎞ ---<br />

1<br />

⎝∂y⎠ H<br />

∂<br />

---- H<br />

∂yˆ<br />

∂ ⎛ ---- ⎞ -----<br />

∂<br />

σ<br />

⎝ ∂yˆ<br />

⎠ ∂σ<br />

H ∂<br />

------<br />

∂yˆ<br />

∂<br />

– ⎛ ---- ⎞ σ<br />

⎝ ∂yˆ<br />

⎠<br />

∂<br />

----<br />

∂yˆ<br />

H ∂<br />

------<br />

∂yˆ<br />

∂<br />

=<br />

– ⎛ ----- ⎞<br />

⎝ ∂σ⎠<br />

1<br />

---<br />

H<br />

H ∂ ⎛-------- ⎞<br />

⎝ ∂yˆ<br />

⎠<br />

2 -----<br />

∂ ⎛σ2----- ∂ ⎞ ∂ ∂ζ<br />

---- -----<br />

∂σ⎝<br />

∂σ⎠<br />

∂yˆ<br />

∂yˆ<br />

∂ ⎛ ----- ⎞ ∂<br />

–<br />

----ζ<br />

⎝ ∂σ⎠<br />

∂yˆ<br />

∂2<br />

+<br />

– -----------<br />

∂σ∂yˆ<br />

⎛∂ζ ------ ⎞<br />

⎝∂yˆ⎠ 2 1<br />

---<br />

H<br />

∂2<br />

σ2 2<br />

-------- ---<br />

∂ H<br />

ζ ∂<br />

-----<br />

∂yˆ<br />

H ∂<br />

------<br />

∂yˆ<br />

∂<br />

----- σ<br />

∂σ<br />

∂<br />

+ + ⎛ ----- ⎞ , and<br />

⎝ ∂σ⎠<br />

----<br />

∂<br />

∂z<br />

∂ ⎛---- ⎞ ---<br />

1<br />

⎝∂z⎠ H<br />

∂<br />

-----<br />

∂σ<br />

1<br />

---<br />

H<br />

∂<br />

= ⎛ ----- ⎞ .<br />

⎝ ∂σ⎠<br />

In deriving operators C.6 to C.12, use was made of the identities<br />

∂σ<br />

σ-----<br />

---<br />

∂x<br />

H<br />

H ∂ 1<br />

------ ---<br />

∂x<br />

H<br />

ζ ∂<br />

= – ⎛ + ------ ⎞ ,<br />

⎝ ∂x<br />

⎠<br />

∂2σ x2 σ--------<br />

---<br />

∂ H<br />

∂2H x2 2σ<br />

---------<br />

∂ H2 ------ H ∂ ⎛-------- ⎞<br />

⎝ ∂x<br />

⎠<br />

2<br />

2<br />

H2 ------ ζ ∂<br />

-----<br />

∂x<br />

H ∂ 1<br />

------ ---<br />

∂x<br />

H<br />

∂2ζ x2 = – + + – -------- , and<br />

∂<br />

⎛∂σ ------- ⎞<br />

⎝ ∂x<br />

⎠<br />

2<br />

σ2 H2 ------ H ∂ ⎛------- ⎞<br />

⎝ ∂x<br />

⎠<br />

2<br />

2σ<br />

H2 ------ ζ ∂<br />

-----<br />

∂x<br />

H ∂ 1<br />

------<br />

∂x<br />

H2 ∂ζ<br />

------ ⎛------ ⎞<br />

⎝∂x ⎠<br />

2<br />

= + + ,<br />

and similar identities <strong>for</strong> the gradient of σ with respect to y.<br />

Using these operators, the 3-D equations in z coordinates presented in Chapter 2 (equations 2.38, 2.49, 2.50, and 2.42) are<br />

trans<strong>for</strong>med into the σ-coordinate system:<br />

Continuity equation,<br />

(C.10)<br />

(C.11)<br />

(C.12)<br />

∂ζ<br />

∂Hû<br />

∂Hvˆ<br />

----- --------- --------- H<br />

∂t<br />

∂xˆ<br />

∂yˆ<br />

ω ∂<br />

+ + + ------ = 0 ; (C.13)<br />

∂σ

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