Three-dimensional simulation of thermals using a split-operator scheme

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Li, C W ^a   Zhang, F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Advection; Mixing processes; Split operator; Thermals; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MIXING; STRESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ADVECTION; SPLIT OPERATOR; THERMALS; TURBULENT STRESSES;

HEAT CONVECTION; CIVIL ENGINEERING;

ADVECTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBULENCE; MIXING; SIMULATION; THERMALS;

EID: 0030088541     PISSN: 09615539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09615539610113073     Document Type: Article

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