ISSN:
0029-5981
Keywords:
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Technology
Notes:
The divergence-free finite element method (DFFEM) is a method to find an approximate solution of the Navier-Stokes equations in a divergence-free space. That is, the continuity equation is satisfied a priori. DFFEM eliminates the pressure from the calculations and reduces significantly the dimension of the system to be solved at each time step. For the standard 8-node velocity and 4-node pressure DFFEM, an optimal basis for the weakly divergence-free subspace is constructed such that each basis function has non-zero support on at most nine contiguous elements. Given this basis, weakly divergence-free macroelements are constructed.
Additional Material:
17 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.1620361307
Permalink