A bubble-stabilized least-squares finite element method for steady MHD duct flow problems at high Hartmann numbers

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 228, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 8301-8320

  Hsieh, Po Wen ^a   Yang, Suh Yuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Convection dominated problems; Finite element methods; Hartmann numbers; Least squares; Magnetohydrodynamic equations; Residual free bubbles

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MESH GENERATION;

CONVECTION-DOMINATED PROBLEMS; DUCT FLOW; FIRST ORDER SYSTEMS; HARTMANN NUMBERS; LEAST SQUARE; LEAST SQUARES FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC EQUATIONS; RESIDUAL FREE BUBBLES; RESIDUAL-FREE BUBBLE FUNCTIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70349260089     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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