A finite volume method for cylindrical heat conduction problems based on local analytical solution

Wang Li, Bo Yu, Xinran Wang, Peng Wang, Shuyu Sun

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Abstract

A new finite volume method for cylindrical heat conduction problems based on local analytical solution is proposed in this paper with detailed derivation. The calculation results of this new method are compared with the traditional second-order finite volume method. The newly proposed method is more accurate than conventional ones, even though the discretized expression of this proposed method is slightly more complex than the second-order central finite volume method, making it cost more calculation time on the same grids. Numerical result shows that the total CPU time of the new method is significantly less than conventional methods for achieving the same level of accuracy. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5570-5582
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume55
Issue number21-22
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2012

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: The study is supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51176204 and 51134006), and the State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering (Xi'an Jiaotong University).

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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