Comparison of iterative methods for improved solutions of the fluid flow equation in partially saturated porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 275-292

  Lehmann, F ^a   Ackerer, Ph ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Analytical Jacobian; Linearization; Newton Raprison method; Picard scheme; Richards equation; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; LINEARIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANALYTICAL JACOBIAN; NEWTON RAPHSON METHOD; PICARD METHOD; RICHARDS EQUATION; UNSATURATED FLOW;

FLOW OF WATER;

FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; VADOX ZONE;

EID: 0032101424     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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