Mixed finite element methods for viscoelastic flow analysis: A review

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 361-385

  Baaijens, Frank P T ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Viscoelastic flow

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN (DG) TECHNIQUE; ELASTIC VISCOUS STRESS SPLITTING (EVSS) METHODS; MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STREAMLINE UPWIND PETROV-GALERKIN (SUPG) TECHNIQUE; VISCOELASTIC FLOW ANALYSIS;

VISCOUS FLOW;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; VISCOELASTIC FLOW;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0032216113     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(98)00122-0     Document Type: Article

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