Abstract: | This paper provides details of a widely applicable technique of hybrid modelling of thermal and particle diffusion which can help to reduce computational load in explicit formulation. The undesirable effects of artificial boundaries, which are introduced when a simulation is truncated or when an expanding mesh is used, can be eliminated by the use of discrete Green's functions. The technique can also be applied to problems involving infinite or near-infinite domains or problems where a complex thermal region is embedded within a larger, more simply described domain. |