Comparison Study on the Performances of Finite Volume Method and Finite Difference Method

Vorticity-stream function method and MAC algorithm are adopted to systemically compare the finite volume method (FVM) and finite difference method (FDM) in this paper. Two typical problems—lid-driven flow and natural convection flow in a square cavity—are taken as examples to compare and analyze the...

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Main Authors: Renwei Liu, Dongjie Wang, Xinyu Zhang, Wang Li, Bo Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/596218