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<p>values are calculated at discrete places on a meshed geometry. "Finite volume" refers to the small volume surrounding each node point on a mesh. In the finite volume method, volume integrals in a partial differential equation that contain a <a href="page.php?w=divergence">divergence</a> term are converted to <a href="page.php?w=surface_integral">surface integral</a>s, using the <a href="page.php?w=divergence_theorem">divergence theorem</a>. These terms are then evaluated as fluxes at the surfaces of each finite volume. Because the flux entering</p><p>
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