Parallel 3D computation of unsteady flows around circular cylinders

Parallel Computing

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1235-1248

  Kalro, V ^a   Tezduyar, T ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

3D cylinder flows; Large scale problems; LES; Parallel computations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; UNSTEADY FLOW; VECTORS; VORTEX FLOW;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION (LES) TURBULENCE MODELS; PARALLEL THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT COMPUTATION; UNSTEADY INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031220459     PISSN: 01678191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8191(97)00050-1     Document Type: Article

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