Numerical analysis of the rotating viscous flow approaching a solid sphere

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 905-925

  Wang, Yan Xing ^a   Lu, Xi Yun ^a   Zhuang, Li Xian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Rotating flow; Vortex flow; Wake

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

ROSSBY NUMBERS; VISCOUS FLUIDS;

VISCOUS FLOW;

CYLINDER; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INVISCID FLUID; ROTATION; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 1642392460     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.683     Document Type: Article

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