@article {10.3844/jmssp.2014.92.110,
article_type = {journal},
title = {FINITE VOLUME METHOD OF MODELLING TRANSIENT GROUNDWATER FLOW},
author = {Muyinda, N. and Kakuba, G. and Mango, J. M.},
volume = {10},
year = {2014},
month = {Feb},
pages = {92-110},
doi = {10.3844/jmssp.2014.92.110},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/jmssp.2014.92.110},
abstract = {In the field of computational fluid dynamics, the finite volume method is dominant over other numerical techniques  like the finite difference and  finite element methods  because the underlying physical quantities are conserved  at the discrete level. In the present study, the finite volume method is used to solve an isotropic transient groundwater flow model to obtain hydraulic heads and flow through an aquifer. The objective is to discuss the theory of finite volume method and its applications in groundwater flow modelling.  To achieve this, an orthogonal grid with  quadrilateral control volumes has been used to simulate the model using mixed boundary conditions from Bwaise III, a Kampala Surburb. Results show that flow occurs from regions of high hydraulic head  to regions of low hydraulic head until a steady  head value is achieved.},
journal = {Journal of Mathematics and Statistics},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}