Hybrid Laplace transform finite element method for solving the convection-dispersion problem

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-237

  Ren, Li ^a   Zhang, Renduo ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element; Hybrid method; Laplace transform; Numerical difficulties

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DISPERSIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONVECTION-DISPERSION EQUATIONS; INVERSION ALGORITHMS; NODAL CONCENTRATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

CONVECTION; DISPERSION; LAPLACE TRANSFORM; POROUS MEDIUM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 0033385573     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(99)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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