Finite element modified method of characteristics for the Navier-Stokes equations

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 439-463

  Allievi, Alejandro ^a   Bermejo, Rodolfo ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characteristics finite elements; Incompressible viscous flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; INTERPOLATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

FINITE ELEMENT MODIFIED METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS (FEMMC);

LAMINAR FLOW;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 0034029058     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0363(20000229)32:4<439::AID-FLD946>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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