Numerical method for the computation of flow in irregular domains that exhibit geometric periodicity using nonstaggered grids

Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-21

  Kelkar, K M ^a   Choudhury, D ^b   Minkowycz, W J ^c  

^a Research Inc   (United States)

^b ANSYS INC   (United States)

^c 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROTATIONAL FLOW;

CARTESIAN VELOCITIES; COUETTE FLOWS; CYLINDRICAL ANNULUS; NONSTAGGERED GRIDS; PARALLEL PLATE CHANNEL;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0030783949     PISSN: 10407790     EISSN: 15210626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407799708915096     Document Type: Article

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