Comparing 10 methods for solution verification, and linking to model validation

Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information and Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 354-373

  Logon, Roger W ^a,b,c   Nitta, Cynthia K ^a,d  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PO Box 808   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d B Division L 096

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRID CONVERGENCE; MODEL VALIDATION; SOLUTION VERIFICATION ERROR;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

EID: 33746379093     PISSN: 15429423     EISSN: 15429423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20800     Document Type: Article

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