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Parallel Computation Particle Methods for Multi-Phase Fluid Flow with Application Oil Reservoir Characterization

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This contribution presents a strategy for programming mechanics simulations including particle methods on multi-core shared memory machines.

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Williams, J.R., Holmes, D., Tilke, P. (2011). Parallel Computation Particle Methods for Multi-Phase Fluid Flow with Application Oil Reservoir Characterization. In: Oñate, E., Owen, R. (eds) Particle-Based Methods. Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0735-1_4

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