Implementation of multi-grid approach in domain-free discretization method to speed up convergence

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 192, Issue 20-21, 2003, Pages 2425-2438

  Wu, Y L ^a   Shu, C ^a   Qiu, J ^b   Tani, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Domain free discretization; Eccentric annuli; MG DFD; Multi grid; Natural convection; Stream function vorticity formulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; POISSON EQUATION;

DOMAIN FREE DISCRETIZATION;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

EID: 0038792557     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(03)00267-6     Document Type: Article

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