A modification of the switch function in the elrod cavitation algorithm

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Fesanghary, M ^a   Khonsari, M M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cavitation; mass conservative algorithm; switch function

Indexed keywords

ABRUPT CHANGE; AUTOMATIC SETTINGS; BINARY SWITCH; CAVITATION ALGORITHMS; ELROD CAVITATION; MASS-CONSERVATIVE ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL INSTABILITY; SUCCESSIVE OVER RELAXATION; SWITCH FUNCTION; SWITCHING ALGORITHMS; TEST CASE;

ALGORITHMS; CAVITATION;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 79953088220     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4003484     Document Type: Article

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