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The domain and numerical solution.

  The x,t-plane for the convection in a pipe is a semi-infinite strip similar to the one for the heat conduction in a bar. Also, the numerical solution of the problem typically proceeds by the same scheme of marching forward in time. The only difference is that there is no boundary condition at the right hand side.


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