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Title: Hexahedron, wedge, tetrahedron, and pyramid diffusion operator discretization

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/442193· OSTI ID:442193

The diffusion equation, {phi}({rvec x}), is solved by finding the extrema of the functional, {Gamma}[{phi}] = {integral}({1/2}D{rvec {nabla}}{phi}{center_dot}{rvec {nabla}}{phi} + {1/2}{sigma}{sub a}{phi}{sup 2} - {ital Q}{phi}){ital d}{sup 3}{ital x}. A matrix is derived that is investigated for hexahedron, wedge, tetrahedron, and pyramid cells. The first term of the diffusion integration was concentrated and the others dropped; these dropped terms are also considered. Results are presented for hexahedral meshes and three weighting methods.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
442193
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-96-3501; ON: DE97001352
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 6 Aug 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English