An Eulerian Formulation for Solving Partial Differential Equations along a Moving Interface

Journal of Scientific Computing

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 573-594

  Xu, Jian Jun ^a   Zhao, Hong Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Level set method; Moving interfaces; Semi implicit method; Surface convection and diffusion; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

LEVEL SET METHODS; MOVING INTERFACES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; FUNCTIONS; HEAT CONVECTION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 0346640322     PISSN: 08857474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025336916176     Document Type: Article

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