A consistent point-searching algorithm for solution interpolation in unstructured meshes consisting of 4-node bilinear quadrilateral elements

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1509-1526

  Zhao, Chongbin ^a   Hobbs, B E ^a   Muhlhaus H B ^a   Ord, A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consistent point searching algorithm; Solution interpolation; Unstructured meshes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001638091     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19990810)45:10<1509::AID-NME643>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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