A complementary volume approach for modelling three‐dimensional Navier—Stokes equations using dual delaunay/voronoi tessellations

We describe a new mathematical approach for deriving and solving covolume models of the three‐dimensional, incompressible Navier—Stokes flow equations. The approach integrates three technical components into a single modelling algorothm: automatic grid generation; covolume equation generation; dual variable reduction.

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