Efficient three-dimensional FEM based algorithm for the solution of convection in partly porous domains

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 21-22, 2011, Pages 4495-4506

  Arpino, F ^a   Massarotti, N ^b   Mauro, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D modeling; Artificial compressibility; Interface; Mass transfer; Porous insert; Validation

Indexed keywords

3-D MODELING; 3-D PROBLEMS; 3D CODES; ARTIFICIAL COMPRESSIBILITY; CHARACTERISTIC BASED SPLIT SCHEMES; COMPLEX INTERFACE; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; FINITE ELEMENT; FLEXIBLE TOOL; LARGE-COMPUTING; MATRIX INVERSIONS; POROUS DOMAIN; POROUS INSERTS; POROUS LAYERS; REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNSTRUCTURED GRID; UNSTRUCTURED MESHES; VALIDATION;

ALGORITHMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 79960622286     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.06.030     Document Type: Article

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