Control-volume mixed finite element methods

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 289-315

  Cai, Z ^a   Jones, J E ^b   McCormick, S F ^c   Russell, T F ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Block centered grid; Control volume method; Distorted grid; Heterogeneity; Local Darcy law; Local mass conservation; Mixed method

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0031544742     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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