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Galerkin finite element methods based on symmetric weighting functions give oscillations in the solution of steady Navier-Stokes equations when the Reynolds number is large. To overcome this difficulty Galerkin methods with asymmetric weighting functions can be used. In the present paper a critical test case is calculated with this so-called Petrov-Galerkin method. Comparison between calculations and experiments proofs that the accuracy of the method is good, even for a Reynolds number based on mesh size as high as two hundred.
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Dick, E. Steady laminar flow over a downstream-facing step as a critical test case for the upwind Petrov-Galerkin finite element method. Applied Scientific Research 39, 321–328 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389268
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389268