A Moving Mesh Finite Element Method for the Solution of Two-Dimensional Stefan Problems

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 500-518

  Beckett, G ^a   MacKenzie, J A ^a   Robertson, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive method; Enthalpy; Equidistribution; Moving finite elements; Moving meshes; Phase change; Stefan problem

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONDUCTION; MESH GENERATION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ADAPTIVE METHODS; ADAPTIVE MOVING MESH METHOD; EQUIDISTRIBUTION; MOVING FINITE ELEMENTS; MOVING MESH; MOVING MESH FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PHASE CHANGE; STEFAN PROBLEM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL;

ENTHALPY;

EID: 0000402730     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.2001.6721     Document Type: Article

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