MHD dynamo simulation using the GeoFEM platform - Verification by the dynamo benchmark test

International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-22

  Matsui, Hiroaki ^a   Okuda, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamo benchmark test; Finite element method; Geodynamo; Magnetohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

DYNAMO BENCHMARK TEST; GEODYNAMO; SIMULATION CODE; SPHERICAL SHELLS;

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

DC GENERATORS;

EID: 12344276488     PISSN: 10618562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10618560410001710450     Document Type: Conference Paper

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