A priori mesh quality estimation via direct relation between truncation error and mesh distortion

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 228, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 881-902

  Kallinderis, Y ^a   Kontzialis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Field simulations; Finite volume method; Grid distortion; Grid quality; Hybrid mesh; Truncation error

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MESH GENERATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

FIELD SIMULATION; FINITE-VOLUME METHOD; GRID DISTORTION; GRID QUALITY; HYBRID GRIDS; HYBRID MESHES; MESH DISTORTION; MESH QUALITY; QUALITY ESTIMATION; TRUNCATION ERRORS;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD;

EID: 57649098127     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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