Sensitivity of the solution of the Elder problem to density, velocity and numerical perturbations

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 33-49

  Park, Chan Hee ^a   Aral, Mustafa M ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Density driven flow; Elder problem; Finite element method; Variable density flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DARCIAN VELOCITY; DENSITY-DRIVEN FLOW; ELDER PROBLEM; VARIABLE-DENSITY FLOW;

FLOW OF WATER;

GROUND WATER;

COMPUTATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW MODELING; GALERKIN METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MASS BALANCE; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERTURBATION; POROUS MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENSITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; WATER FLOW;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34248353122     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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