A numerical algorithm for MHD of free surface flows at low magnetic Reynolds numbers

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1532-1549

  Samulyak, Roman ^a   Du, Jian ^b   Glimm, James ^a,b   Xu, Zhiliang ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedded boundary; Free surface flows; Front tracking; Magnetohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATION THEORY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETOPLASMA; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPLEX DOMAINS; COMPUTATIONAL SOFTWARE; EMBEDDED BOUNDARY; FREE-SURFACE FLOW; FRONT TRACKING; GOVERNING SYSTEM; HYPERBOLIC/ELLIPTIC SYSTEM; MAGNETIC REYNOLDS NUMBER; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS; SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 34548777085     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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