Finite Volume Method for Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations
Course: Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (MAE 560)
Instructor: Dr. Pramod Subbareddy
Overview
This project implements a MATLAB finite-volume solver for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on structured quadrilateral meshes.
Validation
The solver was tested with Taylor-Green vortex decay and lid-driven cavity flow. The work includes periodic boundary conditions, a fractional-step Mahesh algorithm, stability studies, grid convergence, and comparison with Ghia et al. (1982).