Numerical calculations of laminar flows using contravariant velocity fluxes

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-177

  Xu, H ^a   Zhang, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONTRAVARIANT VELOCITY FLUXES; MOMENTUM EQUATION;

LAMINAR FLOW;

LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 0033999615     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7930(99)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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