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The application of a Conjugate-Residual method to the solution of the time-dependent incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, is studied. This method is applied to the system of equations obtained by a finite element approximation to the differential equations, in each (semi-implicit) time step. Both steady and unsteady flows can be computed, with a rather acceptable efficiency. The computer code has been applied to the simulation of several flow problems, such as the flow in the lid-driven cavity and the steady and pulsatile flow past valve models.
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Eguchi, Y., Fuchs, L. (1986). A finite element method for simulation of unsteady flows. In: Zhuang, F.G., Zhu, Y.L. (eds) Tenth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 264. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0041799
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