A numerical procedure for predicting multiple solutions of a spherical taylor-couette flow

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1135-1147

  Yang, R J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Multiple solutions; Navier Stokes equations; Taylor Couette flow

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MATRIX PRECONDITIONING TECHNIQUE; PRIMITIVE VARIABLES; SPHERICAL TAYLOR COUETTE FLOW; TAYLOR VORTICES;

VORTEX FLOW;

MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; SPHERICAL; TAYLOR-COUETTE FLOW; VORTICES;

EID: 0030153068     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0363(19960615)22:11<1135::aid-fld431>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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