International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 2 Issue 2

LEAST SQUARES FINITE ELEMENT SOLUTION OF COMPRESSIBLE AND INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOWS

D. LEFEBVRE, J. PERAIRE, K. MORGAN

We investigate the application of a least squares finite element method for the solution of fluid flow problems. The least squares finite element method is based on the…

THERMAL ANALYSIS OF SPACE TRUSSES INCLUDING THREE‐DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS

OMRI RAND, DAN GIVOLI

A numerical procedure is devised for the thermal analysis of three‐dimensional large truss‐type space structures exposed to solar radiation. Truss members made of an orthotropic…

FAST MULTIGRID METHOD FOR 3‐D TURBULENT INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOWS

XUE‐SONG BAI, LASZLO FUCHS

The averaged Navier‐Stokes and the k‐e turbulence model equations are used to simulate turbulent flows in some internal flow cases. The discrete equations are solved by different…

SIMULATION OF TRANSIENT THREE‐DIMENSIONAL NATURAL CONVECTION AND SATURATED POOL BOILING

K.A. ELRAIS, W. ECKERLE, G. AHMADI, A.H. ERASLAN

A three‐dimensional, two‐phase computational model for simulating boiling‐enhanced mixed convection in free‐surface flows is presented. The associated constitutive models for the…

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF STIRRING INDUCED BY AN ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELD

M. BERELOWITZ, P. BAR‐YOSEPH

The numerical investigation into the stirring induced by an alternating magnetic field, applied in the axial direction of a closed axisymmetric container of conducting fluid, is…

ADAPTIVE GRID METHOD FOR UNSTEADY FLOW PROBLEMS

MICHAEL J. BOCKELIE, PETER R. EISEMAN

An adaptive grid solution method is described for computing the time accurate solution of an unsteady flow problem. The solution method consists of three parts: a grid point…