On the control volume finite element method-treatment of convection

The control volume finite element method (CVFEM) is less known and employed by engineers than more conventional methods like the finite differences and the Galerkin finite element method. In this paper we intend to draw the attention to this method as an attractive tool for the solution of PDE arising in the fields such as fluid dynamics and heat transfer. A brief description of the method is provided. Emphasis is placed on the treatment of the convection term. As an example, a well known convection type test case is analysed. (author)