Multiple solutions and stability of confined convective and swirling flows - A continuing challenge

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-241

  Gelfgat, Alexander Yu ^a   Bar Yoseph, Pinhas Z ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Finite volume methods; Rotational motion; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CRYSTALS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; LAMINAR FLOW; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SWIRLING FLOW; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TURBULENCE;

FREE BASIS FUNCTION; ROTATIONAL MOTION;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

CONVECTION; LAMINAR FLOW; NEWTONIAN FLUID; SWIRLING FLOW;

EID: 1842483464     PISSN: 09615539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09615530410513818     Document Type: Conference Paper

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