A characteristic/finite element algorithm for the 3-D Navier-Stokes equations using unstructured grids

DOI10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00003-1zbMath0967.76057OpenAlexW2079250961MaRDI QIDQ1976152

Peter D. Minev, C. Ross Ethier

Publication date: 30 August 2001

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0045-7825(99)00003-1

zbMATH Keywords

three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equationsmethod of characteristicsfinite element algorithmlid-driven cavity flowgeneralized Stokes problemelement searchingflow in end-to-side anastomosisflow over backward-facing steppoint-wise characteristic integrationtime-slitting of convective termsUzawa integration

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids (76D05) Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M10) Numerical aspects of the method of characteristics for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M25)

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