The matrix method: a powerful technique in dimensional analysis

DOI10.1016/0016-0032(86)90069-4MaRDI QIDQ1075982zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Manas K. Deb, Anindya Deb

Publication date 1986

Published in Journal of the Franklin Institute (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-0032(86)90069-4

zbMATH Keywords

computer implementationdimensional analysismatrix methodsimulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General models, approaches, and methods in mechanics of particles and systems (70G99) General systems theory (93A99) Transformations (93B17)

Review text

The matrix method as a technique of dimensional analysis removes extraneous information from a functional relationship describing a phenomenon using n pertinent variables and reduces it into a new functional relationship with n-m non-dimensional parameters, where m is the total number of fundamental dimensions occurring in that n total number of physical quantities. The basis of the matrix method and its implementation is illustrated with the body accelerating in a fluid and with the simulation of the release of a life-boat from an offshore platform onto the water. The essence reveals, when a parent matrix is transformed to a second matrix, the fundamental dimensions L, M, T of a mechanical system are replaced by the dimensions of quantities which appear more pertinent to that particular phenomenon. The matrix method reveals itself as a systematic and compact technique, requiring fewer steps than other methods, the approach being highly suitable for computer implementation.

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