Error quantification for computational aerodynamics using an error transport equation

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1954-1963

  Cavallo, Peter A ^a,b   Sinha, Neeraj ^a,b  

^a Syst Simulation Dvmt Directorate   (United States)

^b AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GRID COMPUTING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS; COMPUTATIONAL AERODYNAMICS; RICHARDSON EXTRAPOLATION;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 38149061274     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.33154     Document Type: Article

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