A characteristic/finite element algorithm for time-dependent 3-D advection-dominated transport using unstructured grids

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 192, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 1281-1298

  Kaazempur Mofrad, M R ^a   Minev, P D ^b   Ethier, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 D; Advection dominated diffusion; Finite element method; Method of characteristics; Operator splitting; Unstructured grid

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS;

ADVECTION;

MECHANICS;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; ALGORITHM; PIPE FLOW;

EID: 0242585479     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(02)00627-8     Document Type: Article

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