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#FVM

~42 min read

When the Mesh Skews, the Laplacian Leaks — Non-Orthogonal Diffusion Correction

·5 min read

Splitting the unstructured diffusion term into orthogonal plus correction, three ways

Wrapping a Rectangular Grid Around a Wing — Curvilinear Coordinate Transforms and Grid Metrics

·5 min read

Mapping physical to logical space, the Jacobian, and freestream preservation in numpy

Advecting Without Splitting Directions — The Bell-Colella-Glaz Unsplit Upwind Scheme

·6 min read

An unsplit second-order Godunov predictor that smears a rotating scalar far less

The Euler Eigensystem in an Arbitrary Direction — Three Waves, Two Repeats, One Singularity

·5 min read

Where the left eigenvector breaks when n̂ tilts, and the three conventions that dodge it

Saving Gradients on Unstructured Grids — Moving Least-Squares Approximation

·5 min read

A local polynomial fit that recovers both values and derivatives from scattered points

The Star That Started Moving — Well-Balanced FVM and Angular Momentum in Polar Coordinates

·5 min read

Mis-discretize 2P/r and a quiet star will leak gas out of its center.

Skewed Cells Bend Gradients — Green–Gauss vs Least-Squares Reconstruction

·5 min read

Two ways to compute ∇p on unstructured meshes, and how their accuracy diverges

FDM vs FEM vs FVM: The Essential Differences Between Three Discretization Techniques

·6 min read

A comparison of the mathematical origins, pros and cons, and best application areas for the Finite Difference Method (FDM), Finite Element Method (FEM), and Finite Volume Method (FVM).