Parallel computation of natural convection in trapezoidal porous enclosures

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 221-229

  Rathish Kumar, B V ^a   Kumar, Bipin ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element method; ILU CGM; Natural convection; Parallel computation; Porous enclosure

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; ISOTHERMS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; THERMAL INSULATION;

CUMULATIVE HEAT FLUXES; INCOMPLETE LU-CONJUGATEGRADIENT (ILU-CG); PARALLEL COMPUTATION; POROUS ENCLOSURE;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 1842578586     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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