Development of a simulation code for MHD dynamo processes using the GeoFEM platform

International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 323-332

  Matsui, Hiroaki ^a   Okuda, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Insulator; Magnetohydrodynamic; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; HARMONIC EXPANSION; SIMULATION MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMAGNETISM; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 2942543476     PISSN: 10618562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1061856031000154784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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