Mixed finite elements for solving 2-D diffusion-type equations

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Younes, Anis ^a   Ackerer, Philippe ^a   Delay, Frederick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; DIFFUSION-TYPE EQUATIONS; DISPERSION OF SOLUTES; ELEMENT LEVEL; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE VOLUME; FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA; FLUX METHODS; GEOSCIENCES; MASS CONSERVATION; MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATIONS; MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS; MULTIPOINT; NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENT; PARABOLIC PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHYSICALLY BASED; QUADRANGULAR GRID; TENSOR COEFFICIENTS; TRANSIENT SIMULATION; UNSTRUCTURED MESHES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 80052077175     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008RG000277     Document Type: Article

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