In this work hybrid methods for solving diffusion problems related to pollutants dispersion in water bodies are presented. These methods employ complex variables in order to perform mappings over the differential equation to be solved as well as over the considered domain. The mapping over the differential equation converts the two dimensional laplacian operator into a second order mixed derivative in the complex variables. The mapping of the domain transforms complex-shaped regions into rectangular ones. Both mappings are used in order to reduce the total time proccessing required for solving non-homogeneous diffusion problems. Numerical results are reported.
Diffusion problems; poisson equation; complex variables; conformal mapping
