Research Article

A Finite Difference Method for Solving Unsteady Fractional Oldroyd-B Viscoelastic Flow Based on Caputo Derivative

Table 1

The relative error of the velocity on the centerline with time for three group coefficients.

Time (s)Error 1Error 2Error 3

0.0060.053840.040270.02548
0.0120.057670.051640.02863
0.0180.059730.061230.03205
0.0240.039590.056710.03534
0.0300.028360.051100.03863
0.0360.016030.043290.04151
0.0420.009590.035480.04356
0.0480.005890.031780.04192
0.0540.008900.022880.03986
0.0600.011640.018360.03836
0.0660.013970.013970.03740
0.0720.016440.010140.03630
0.0780.019320.006850.03534
0.0840.022470.003290.03247
0.0900.024930.000270.02562
0.0960.027400.003010.01849
0.1020.029590.005070.01521
0.1080.031780.006990.01247
0.1140.033840.009040.01411
0.1200.035340.011370.01562