Using virtual topology to simplify the mesh generation process

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, AMD

Volumn 220, Issue , 1997, Pages 45-50

  Blacker, Ted ^a   Sheffer, Alla ^b   Clements, Jan ^a   Bercovier, Michel ^b  

^a Fluent Inc   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TOPOLOGY;

MESH GENERATION; VIRTUAL TOPOLOGY;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0030650944     PISSN: 01608835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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