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January 28, 2012, 09:48
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Finite element versus volume
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heidar jafarizadeh
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Dear sirs/Madams
What is the main differences between finite volume and finite element? BRGDS 
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January 29, 2012, 08:27
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ata kamyabi
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Hi
There is many differences e.g. FVM is conservative and .. What do you want really to know? Good luck |
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January 29, 2012, 17:11
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dear ata
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heidar jafarizadeh
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dear ata
i want to know about their main differences in: 1- Feild of applications 2- Computational effort 3- and whatelse! Best regrads Jafarizadeh |
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January 30, 2012, 02:13
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ata kamyabi
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Hi
Usually FEM has been used in solid mechanics. However it has been used in fluid mechanics but it seems it is more capable for solid mechanics. FEM needs more computational efforts. Good luck |
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