A least-squares finite element formulation for unsteady incompressible flows with improved velocity-pressure coupling

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 563-588

  Pontaza, J P ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Incompressible flow; Least squares; Spectral hp methods

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

DIVERGENCE FREE; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; GALERKIN FORMULATION; LEAST SQUARE; LEAST SQUARE FORMULATION; LEAST-SQUARES FINITE ELEMENTS; SPECTRAL/HP; SPECTRAL/HP METHOD; VELOCITY-PRESSURE COUPLING; WEAK FORM;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

EID: 33748419683     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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