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The finite element method for laminar flow with chemical reaction
Author(s) -
Winters K. H.,
Rae J.,
Jackson C. P.,
Cliffe K. A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620170208
Subject(s) - laminar flow , finite element method , mechanics , flow (mathematics) , laminar flow reactor , cylinder , mixed finite element method , extended finite element method , mathematics , open channel flow , materials science , thermodynamics , physics , geometry
A finite element formulation of laminar flow with finite rate chemical reaction and heat release is made. Results are presented for steady flow in a channel, a special case of which is solved analytically, and for transverse flow around a cylinder. These illustrate the power of the finite element method for the calculation of reacting flows in complex geometries.