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A transformation method is developed which may be used to solve various types of boundary value problems on three-dimensional regions with an arbitrary boundary. The implementation of the method is illustrated in the solution of a potential flow problem. All computations are performed on a cubic mesh in a rectangular region.
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This report was prepared as a result of work performed under NASA Contract No. NAS1-14101 while the first author was in residence at ICASE, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23665, USA
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Mastin, C.W., Thompson, J.F. Transformation of three-dimensional regions onto rectangular regions by elliptic systems. Numer. Math. 29, 397–407 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01432877
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