Assessing different methods of generating a three-dimensional numerical model mesh for a complex stream bed topography

International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-47

  Biron, Pascale M ^a   Haltigin, Timothy W ^b   Hardy, Richard J ^c   Lapointe, Michel F ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abutments; Mesh generation; Recirculation zone; River beds; Sensitivity analysis; Three dimensional models

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249744510     PISSN: 10618562     EISSN: 10290257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10618560701374411     Document Type: Article

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