On the efficiency of linearization schemes and coupled multigrid methods in the simulation of a 3D flow around a cylinder

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 845-862

  John, Volker ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coupled multigrid method; Fixed point iteration; Higher order finite elements; Incompressible Navier Stokes equations; Newton's method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; ITERATIVE METHODS; LINEAR ALGEBRA; LINEARIZATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

COUPLED MULTIGRID METHODS; FIXED POINT ITERATION; NEWTON METHOD; SECOND-ORDER IMPLICIT TIME STEPPING SCHEME;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; ITERATIVE METHODS; LINEAR ALGEBRA; LINEARIZATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 32944481887     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1080     Document Type: Article

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