[ARohit]

What is meant by conservative form and non conservative form of NS equation? thank you in advance.
A. Rohit

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Originally Posted by ARohit

What is meant by conservative form and non conservative form of NS equation? thank you in advance.
A. Rohit

Conservative form is the integral form or the Gauss theorem-derived divergence form of the NS.
Non conservative is the quasi-linear form of the NS.

Such terminology assumes relevance mainly for the discrete formulation