Unstructured lattice Boltzmann method in three dimensions

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 619-633

  Rossi, N ^a   Ubertini, Stefano ^a   Bella, C ^a   Succi, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finite volumes; Fluid dynamics; Lattice Boltzmann; Unstructured mesh

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

LATTICE BOLTZMANN; UNSTRUCTURED MESH;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW;

EID: 26444439177     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1018     Document Type: Article

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