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This paper concentrates on the solution of some turbulent flow problems by the combined use of the Galerkin finite element method and a continuation method; turbulence will be simulated by the k-ε model. This turbulence model is adopted here because it currently appears to represent correctly most major features of many relatively complex flows while not overburdening the user with an unduly large number of unknowns per computational node (Rodi, 1980a). Application of the finite element method to the governing equations produces a nonlinear set of algebraic equations. Obtaining solutions to these equations is the primary problem facing the investigator.
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Schamber, D.R., Larock, B.E., Devantier, B.A. (1982). Continuation Methods for the Finite Element Solution of Turbulent Flow. In: Holz, K.P., Meissner, U., Zielke, W., Brebbia, C.A., Pinder, G., Gray, W. (eds) Finite Elements in Water Resources. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02348-8_15
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