A Cartesian grid finite volume method for elliptic equations with variable coefficients and embedded interfaces

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 749-769

  Oevermann, M ^a   Klein, R ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discontinuous solution; Elliptic equations; Embedded interface; Finite volume methods; Variable and discontinuous coefficients

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

CARTESIAN GRID; DISCONTINUOUS COEFFICIENTS; DISCONTINUOUS SOLUTIONS; ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS; EMBEDDED INTERFACE; FINITE-VOLUME METHOD; IRREGULAR DOMAINS; LINEAR PROBLEMS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; VARIABLE COEFFICIENTS;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD;

EID: 33750614424     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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