Variational bound finite element methods for three-dimensional creeping porous media and sedimentation flows

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-175

  Pedercini, Matteo ^a   Patera, Anthony T ^a,c   Cruz, Manuel E ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective property; Finite element; Porous media; Sedimentation; Stokes flow; Variational bounds

Indexed keywords

CREEP; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POROUS MATERIALS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; VISCOUS FLOW;

STOKES FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

CREEP; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; SEDIMENTATION; STOKES FLOW;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POROSITY; SEDIMENT MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031898867     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0363(19980130)26:2<145::AID-FLD617>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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