Accuracy and nonuniqueness aspects of numerical solutions of some natural convection problems

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 371-378

  Nikfetrat, K ^a   Djilali, N ^a   Dost, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boussinesq approximation; Initial pertubation; Liquid phase epitaxy; Mesh sensitivity; Newton's method; Rayleigh B nard

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLUIDS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; UNSTEADY FLOW;

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION; DENSITY STRATIFICATION; INITIAL PERTURBATION; MACHINE SENSITIVITY; MESH SENSITIVITY; MOMENTUM EQUATIONS; NEWTON METHOD; RAYLEIGH BENARD PROBLEM; SOLUTAL GRADIENTS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0030131239     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0307-904X(95)00130-C     Document Type: Article

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