A non-linear adaptive tri-tree multigrid solver for finite element formulations of the Navier-Stokes equations

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1041-1059

  Wille, S O ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptive solver; Analytic integration; Finite element; Grid generation; Mixed formulation; Multigrid; Navier Stokes equations; Tri tree; Unstructured grid

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ANALYTIC INTEGRATION; FACTORIZATION; GRID ADAPTION; GRID GENERATION; HIERARCHICAL GRID STRUCTURE; NEWTON METHOD; NONLINEAR ADAPTIVE TRITREE MULTIGRID SOLVER; UNSTRUCTURED GRID;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 0030165913     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0363(19960615)22:11<1041::AID-FLD386>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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