14th International Conference on Finite Elements in Flow Problems

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SUMMARYThis special issue is dedicated to the Fourteenth Finite Elements in Flow Problems Conference held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 24-28, 2007. The papers in this special issue were selected to represent the broad cross-section of computational fluid dynamics topics ranging from discontinuous Galerkin and stabilized methods to fluid-structure interaction and viscoelastic flows at the 14th meeting. Copyright q 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.KEY WORDS: adaptivity; discontinuous Galerkin; discontinuity capturing; divergence free; edge based; error estimation; extended FEM; finite calculus; fluid-structure interaction; incompressible; Lagrangian; large-eddy simulation; least squares; mixture model; multifluid; multimaterial; multiscale; Navier-Stokes; NURBS; projection method; RANS; sensitivity; stabilized; subgrid; supersonic; thermal comfort; transonic; viscoelasticThe Finite Elements in Flow (FEF) Problems Conference has a rich history that closely parallels the development and maturation of the finite element method and its application to computational fluid dynamics problems. The FEF meetings began in Swansea (U.K.) in 1972 and are the principal forum for the exchange of research results in all aspects of flow simulation using the finite element method. The scope of the conference is intentionally broad with coverage of theory, implementation, assessment and application in all of the major and emerging areas of fluid dynamics and flowrelated phenomena. The purpose of the 14th conference in the series continued to be the gathering of mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists and students for the exchange of the latest information on all aspects of flow modeling and simulation.