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COMSOL Finite Volume or Finite Difference

Posted Oct 24, 2014, 5:40 a.m. EDT Heat Transfer & Phase Change 1 Reply

Ali Markov
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Hello,

Does anyone knows if Comsol using finite volume or finite difference for heat transfer module?
1 Reply Last Post Oct 24, 2014, 1:10 p.m. EDT
Eric Favre COMSOL Employee

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Posted: 10 years ago Oct 24, 2014, 1:10 p.m. EDT
It uses finite elements in a large fraction of cases. There are as well other techniques used for radiation. And possible couplings with particle tracing... etc.

In return, that would be interesting to know why you would consider a technique in favor of another one?

Thanks,
Eric Favre
COMSOL France
It uses finite elements in a large fraction of cases. There are as well other techniques used for radiation. And possible couplings with particle tracing... etc. In return, that would be interesting to know why you would consider a technique in favor of another one? Thanks, Eric Favre COMSOL France

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