A three-dimensional mesh refinement strategy for the simulation of fluid flow with a fictitious domain method

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-466

  Giguere R ^a   Bertrand, F ^a   Tanguy, P A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; Fictitious domain method; Finite element method; Helical ribbon mixer; Mesh refinement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; REFINING;

FICTITIOUS DOMAIN METHOD; HELICAL RIBBON MIXER; MESH REFINEMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCAL UNSTRUCTURED MESH REFINEMENT STRATEGY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

COMPUTER; FLUID FLOW; MODELING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 30344477008     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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