A fast and robust fictitious domain method for modelling viscous flows in complex mixers: The example of propellant make-down

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-449

  Coesnon, Benjamin ^a,b   Heniche, Mourad ^a,b   Devals, Christophe ^a,b   Bertrand, François ^a,b   Tanguy, Philippe A ^a,b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fictitious domain method; Finite element method; Laminar; Maxblend mixer; MINI element; Planetary mixer

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; PLANNING; PROPELLANTS; SOLID PROPELLANTS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISCOUS FLOW;

FICTITIOUS DOMAIN METHOD; LAMINAR; MAXBLEND MIXER; MINI ELEMENT; PLANETARY MIXER;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 57049085798     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1751     Document Type: Article

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