A hybrid multi-region BEM / LBIE-RBF velocity-vorticity scheme for the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-147

  Sellountos, E J ^a   Sequeira, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Boundary elements method (BEM) Navier Stokes; Local boundary integral equation (LBIE); Radial basis functions (RBF); RBF discontinuity; Velocity vorticity

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTERPOLATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS;

LOCAL BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATION (LBIE); RADIAL BASIS FUNCTIONS DISCONTINUITY; VELOCITY-VORTICITY SCHEME;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 39349099929     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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