finite volume method (Q6674355)
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method for representing and evaluating partial differential equations in the form of algebraic equations
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method for representing and evaluating partial differential equations in the form of algebraic equations |
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Finite volume methods can be compared and contrasted with the finite difference methods, which approximate derivatives using nodal values, or finite element methods, which create local approximations of a solution using local data, and construct a global approximation by stitching them together.
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In the finite volume method, volume integrals in a partial differential equation that contain a divergence term are converted to surface integrals, using the divergence theorem. These terms are then evaluated as fluxes at the surfaces of each finite volume.
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