Efficient Algorithm on a Non-staggered Mesh for Simulating Rayleigh-Benard Convection in a Box

K. -H. Chiam, M. -C. Lai, H. S. Greenside

An efficient semi-implicit second-order-accurate finite-difference method is described for studying incompressible Rayleigh-Benard convection in a box, with sidewalls that are peri…