Linear Galerkin vs mixed finite element 2D flow fields

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1011-1031

  Putti, Mario ^a   Sartoretto, Flavio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Mass balance; Mixed finite elements; Potential flow; Velocity field; Voronoi tessellation

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENTS; MASS BALANCE; MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS; VELOCITY FIELD; VORONOI TESSELLATION;

CELL MEMBRANES; FLOW FIELDS; HOUSING; LINEAR SYSTEMS; METAL VAPOR LAMPS; POTENTIAL FLOW; VELOCITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70349651347     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1929     Document Type: Article

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