Non-linear flux-splitting schemes with imposed discrete maximum principle for elliptic equations with highly anisotropic coefficients

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-323

  Pal, Mayur ^a   Edwards, Michael G ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy and pressure equation; CVD; Family of flux continuous schemes; Flux splitting; Maximum principle; Monotonicity; MPFA

Indexed keywords

CVD; FAMILY OF FLUX-CONTINUOUS SCHEMES; FLUX-SPLITTING; MONOTONICITY; MPFA; PRESSURE EQUATIONS;

ANISOTROPY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; TENSORS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 79955409568     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2258     Document Type: Article

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