1 Goal In this Lecture, we shall present the main ideas behind the simulation of fluid turbulence. We firts discuss the case of the direct numerical simulation, in which all scales of motion within the grid resolution are simulated and then move on to turbulence modeling, where the effect of unresolved scales on the resolved ones is taken into account by various forms of modeling, 1

This study investigates adoption/use behavior within the context of Hong Kong Internet Banking services. A research framework based on the extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM2) and Social Cognitive Theory is developed to identify factors that would influence the adoption and continue use of Internet Banking. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is employed to examine the entire pattern of i...

One of the major issues of mesh generation today is access to CAD geometry in an accurate and efficient manner. This paper will provide an overview the process of accessing CAD geometry for mesh generation and will review several of the issues associated with accessing CAD geometry for mesh generation. This paper will also evaluate alternative techniques for accessing CAD geometry and review ho...

This paper introduces an framework for adaptivity for a class of heterogeneous multiscale finite element methods for elliptic problems, which is suitable for a posteriori error estimation with separated quantification of the model error as well as the macroscopic and microscopic discretization errors. The method is derived within a general framework for “goal-oriented” adaptivity, the so-called...

Thesis Abstract The aim of this work is to address two major weaknesses of existing database interfaces by: developing eeective tools for the implementation of tailorable database interfaces, and developing eeective visualisations of sophisticated data modelling constructs. The thesis introduces an integrated approach, whereby an object-oriented graphical toolkit is fully integrated with an obj...