Zhendong Luo1, Fei Teng2
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.101, No.1, pp. 33-58, 2014, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2014.101.033
Abstract A semi-discrete Crank-Nicolson (CN) formulation about time and a fully discrete stabilized CN finite volume element (SCNFVE) formulation based on two local Gauss integrals and parameter-free with the second-order time accuracy are established for the non-stationary Navier-Stokes equations. The error estimates of the semi-discrete and fully discrete SCNFVE solutions are derived. Some numerical experiments are presented to illustrate that the fully discrete SCNFVE formulation possesses more advantages than its stabilized finite volume element formulation with the first-order time accuracy, thus validating that the fully discrete SCNFVE formulation is feasible and efficient for finding the numerical More >