Convergence of a compact scheme for the pure streamfunction formulation of the unsteady Navier-Stokes system

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1997-2024

  Ben Artzi, Matania ^a   Croisille, Jean Pierre ^b   Fishelov, Dalia ^c,d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c School of Industrial Engineering and Management   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biharmonic problem; Box schemes; Finite difference compact schemes; Finite elements; Fourth order problem; Navier Stokes equations; Stephenson scheme; Streamfunction formulation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS;

BIHARMONIC PROBLEMS; BOX SCHEMES; FINITE DIFFERENCE COMPACT SCHEMES; FOURTH ORDER PROBLEMS; STEPHENSON SCHEMES; STREAMFUNCTION FORMULATION;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 33845650175     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/05062915X     Document Type: Article

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