The Chapman-Enskog Expansion: A Novel Approach to Hierarchical Extensions of Lighthill-Whitham Models
(1999) 14th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT14 1999) p.51-79- Abstract
- This paper suggests that the Payne models should not properly be regarded as the traffic flow analog of the Navier-Stokes equations of fluid dynamics. Further, the Chapman-Enskog asymptotic expansion in a small parameter is shown to lead to an alternate class of models that seem to have a more legitimate claim to that distinction. Details of this expansion, about the stable-flow equilibria of the Prigogine-Herman kinetic equation and in the case that the passing probability and relaxation time are constant, are presented to orders zero and one. The zero-order and first-order expansions correspond, respectively, to the Lighthill-Whitham (LWR) model and to the LWR model with a diffusive correction. These are suggested to be the correct... (More)
- This paper suggests that the Payne models should not properly be regarded as the traffic flow analog of the Navier-Stokes equations of fluid dynamics. Further, the Chapman-Enskog asymptotic expansion in a small parameter is shown to lead to an alternate class of models that seem to have a more legitimate claim to that distinction. Details of this expansion, about the stable-flow equilibria of the Prigogine-Herman kinetic equation and in the case that the passing probability and relaxation time are constant, are presented to orders zero and one. The zero-order and first-order expansions correspond, respectively, to the Lighthill-Whitham (LWR) model and to the LWR model with a diffusive correction. These are suggested to be the correct traffic-flow analogs of, respectively, the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations of fluid dynamics. Results of a numerical simulation for a simple traffic-flow problem suggest that the diffusive term represents a correction to the LWR model that captures, to some extent, effects stemming from the fact that vehicles actually travel at various speeds. (Less)
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- author
- Nelson, P. and Sopasakis, Alexandros LU
- publishing date
- 1999
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- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- Transportation and Traffic Theory. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, Jerusalem, Israel, July, 1999
- editor
- Ceder, Avishai
- pages
- 29 pages
- publisher
- Pergamon Press Ltd.
- conference name
- 14th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT14 1999)
- conference location
- Jerusalem, Israel
- conference dates
- 1999-07-20 - 1999-07-23
- external identifiers
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- scopus:12244273548
- ISBN
- 0-080-43448-7
- 978-0-080-43448-3
- language
- English
- LU publication?
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- 10af7af7-9888-40a6-870a-ecd258686ead (old id 2201937)
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abstract = {{This paper suggests that the Payne models should not properly be regarded as the traffic flow analog of the Navier-Stokes equations of fluid dynamics. Further, the Chapman-Enskog asymptotic expansion in a small parameter is shown to lead to an alternate class of models that seem to have a more legitimate claim to that distinction. Details of this expansion, about the stable-flow equilibria of the Prigogine-Herman kinetic equation and in the case that the passing probability and relaxation time are constant, are presented to orders zero and one. The zero-order and first-order expansions correspond, respectively, to the Lighthill-Whitham (LWR) model and to the LWR model with a diffusive correction. These are suggested to be the correct traffic-flow analogs of, respectively, the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations of fluid dynamics. Results of a numerical simulation for a simple traffic-flow problem suggest that the diffusive term represents a correction to the LWR model that captures, to some extent, effects stemming from the fact that vehicles actually travel at various speeds.}},
author = {{Nelson, P. and Sopasakis, Alexandros}},
booktitle = {{Transportation and Traffic Theory. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, Jerusalem, Israel, July, 1999}},
editor = {{Ceder, Avishai}},
isbn = {{0-080-43448-7}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{51--79}},
publisher = {{Pergamon Press Ltd.}},
title = {{The Chapman-Enskog Expansion: A Novel Approach to Hierarchical Extensions of Lighthill-Whitham Models}},
year = {{1999}},
}