Quadrilateral finite element mesh coarsening
Abstract
Techniques for coarsening a quadrilateral mesh are described. These techniques include identifying a coarsening region within the quadrilateral mesh to be coarsened. Quadrilateral elements along a path through the coarsening region are removed. Node pairs along opposite sides of the path are identified. The node pairs along the path are then merged to collapse the path.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1079427
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,289,322
- Application Number:
- 11/874,008
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Staten, Matthew L, Dewey, Mark W, and Benzley, Steven E. Quadrilateral finite element mesh coarsening. United States: N. p., 2012.
Web.
Staten, Matthew L, Dewey, Mark W, & Benzley, Steven E. Quadrilateral finite element mesh coarsening. United States.
Staten, Matthew L, Dewey, Mark W, and Benzley, Steven E. 2012.
"Quadrilateral finite element mesh coarsening". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1079427.
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abstractNote = {Techniques for coarsening a quadrilateral mesh are described. These techniques include identifying a coarsening region within the quadrilateral mesh to be coarsened. Quadrilateral elements along a path through the coarsening region are removed. Node pairs along opposite sides of the path are identified. The node pairs along the path are then merged to collapse the path.},
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year = {Tue Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
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