A finite element model for free surface flows on fixed meshes

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1151-1171

  Coppola Owen, A H ^a   Codina, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fixed mesh or interface capturing techniques; Incompressible free surface flows; Level set; Stabilized finite element methods

Indexed keywords

FIXED MESHES; INCOMPRESSIBLE FREE SURFACE FLOWS; LEVEL SET; STABILIZED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FROUDE NUMBER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SET THEORY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FROUDE NUMBER; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SET THEORY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 34447546825     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1412     Document Type: Article

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