An improved formulation of the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations with variable viscosity.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hüttig, Christian; Tosi, Nicola; Moore, William B.
- Source
- Physics of the Earth & Planetary Interiors. Jul2013, Vol. 220, p11-18. 8p.
- Subject
- *INCOMPRESSIBLE flow
*NAVIER-Stokes equations
*VISCOSITY
*STOKES flow
*EARTH'S mantle
- Language
- ISSN
- 0031-9201
Highlights: [•] Elimination of cross-derivatives in the Navier–Stokes equations with variable viscosities. [•] Explicit trace-removal of the stress tensor improves possible viscosity contrast. [•] Removal of a possible source of net-rotation. [•] 3D mantle convection and Stokes-flow benchmarks in a spherical shell. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]