Search for dissertations about: "Sweden Gothenburg Chalmers University of Technology Department of Applied Mechanics"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Sweden Gothenburg Chalmers University of Technology Department of Applied Mechanics.

2. 1. Adaptive Finite Element Methods for the Reynolds Thin Film Model with Cavitation

   Author : Bertil Nilsson; Sweden Gothenburg Chalmers University of Technology Department of Applied Mechanics; []
   Keywords : tribology; Reynolds equation; cavitation; FEM; adaptivity; variational inequality; penalty formulation; error estimation; residual; duality;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to use modern goal-oriented adaptive finite element techniques in order to improve the numerical simulation of tribology. Two novel adaptive finite element methods for the Reynolds thin film model including cavitation are presented and their different strategies are compared. READ MORE