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This chapter presents an overview of the book. It starts with a brief description of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and its use as a core design tool in a whole class of applications, and of the Finite Volume Method (FVM) and its role in the advancement of CFD. The chapter ends with a discussion of the book philosophy, structure, and content.
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Moukalled, F., Mangani, L., Darwish, M. (2016). Introduction. In: The Finite Volume Method in Computational Fluid Dynamics. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 113. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16874-6_1
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