Comparison of two mathematical models for solving the dam break problem using the FEM method

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 194, Issue 36-38, 2005, Pages 3984-4005

  Quecedo, M ^a,d   Pastor, M ^a,b   Herreros, M I ^a,b   Fernandez Merodo J A ^a,b   Zhang, Qinfen ^c  

^a Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos   (Spain)

^b Centro de Estudios y Experimentacion de Obras Publicas   (Spain)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Enusa Industrias Avanzadas SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Level set; Navier Stokes; Shallow water; Taylor Galerkin

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DAMS; DRYING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; VISCOSITY; WETTING;

DAM BREAK PROBLEM; SHALLOW WATER APPROACH; SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS; TAYLOR-GALERKIN METHOD;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; SHALLOW WATER;

EID: 20444452075     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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