The edge-based face element method for 3D-stream function and flux calculations in porous media flow

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 361-382

  Zijl, Wouter ^a   Nawalany, Marek ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

3D stream function; Discrete analogs; Edge based vector potentials; Face elements; Velocity oriented approach

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEURISTIC METHODS; HYDROGEOLOGY; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); VECTORS;

EDGE-BASED FACE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUX CONTINUITY;

STREAM FLOW;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUE; FLOW MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 1542468105     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TIPM.0000013258.79763.a2     Document Type: Article

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