Meshless local Petrov-Galerkin method with unity test function for non-isothermal fluid flow

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-22

  Arefmanesh, A ^a   Najafi, M ^a   Abdi, H ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Control volume; Meshless; Petrov Galerkin; Stream function; Vorticity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GALERKIN METHODS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTICITY;

ENERGY EQUATIONS; TEST FUNCTIONS; WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 41649087179     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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