From: "Zebedee Mason" Newsgroups: sci.math.num-analysis Subject: Re: finite volume method? Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 16:43:58 +0100 David Averous wrote in message <35FE6664.88F7513B@ensigct.fr>... >Hello, >In modelling and simulation people often use finite difference or finite >element discretizations of PDEs for problems in computational fluid >dynamics, structural mechanics and other scientific and engineering >applications. >But, Can someone explains me or gives references on what is finite >volume method? (Is it an extension of finite difference to 3D >discretization? or something different?) > Finite difference method: Apply differencing schemes directly to differential equations. Finite volume method: Integrate differential equations over a control volume then apply differencing schemes. Zeb