Generalized finite element analysis of three-dimensional heat transfer problems exhibiting sharp thermal gradients

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 198, Issue 21-26, 2009, Pages 1857-1871

  O'Hara, P ^a   Duarte, C A ^a   Eason, T ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized finite elements; Global local finite elements; High order methods; Hp methods; Multiscale problems; Rough solutions

Indexed keywords

GENERALIZED FINITE ELEMENTS; GLOBAL LOCAL FINITE ELEMENTS; HIGH ORDER METHODS; HP METHODS; MULTISCALE PROBLEMS; ROUGH SOLUTIONS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 63249104466     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.12.024     Document Type: Article

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