A Finite Element Method for Viscous Incompressible Flow Analysis

Abstract

A finite element method for viscous incompressible flow analysis is presented. The flow is classifiedinto two types as: the flow without inertia for slow moving fluid and with inertia for a more general flow. Finiteelement equations corresponding to these flows are derived and are used in the development of the computerprograms that can be executed on standard personal computers. The programs have been verified by solvingacademic-type examples that have exact solutions before applying to solve more complex flow problems.