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Old   October 4, 2012, 08:00
Default Is div(grad(U))=laplacian(U) ???
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Hi Everyone,
I have a doubt about div() and laplacian(). For the general case in all solvers we written gamma*div(grad(U))=laplacian(gamma, U).
But when i checked by replacing fvc::laplacian(gamma, U) =gamma*fvc::div(fvc::grad(U)) for the icoFoam solver, the solution is diverging (Courant Number going to high value).
Anyone please clarify my doubt.

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Mallikarjuna
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