Analysis of numerical errors in large eddy simulation

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 995-1020

  John, V ^a   Layton, W J ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element methods; Large eddy simulation; Navier Stokes equations; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ERROR DETECTION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

EDDY CURRENTS;

EID: 0038042418     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142900375554     Document Type: Article

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