Gradient computation
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Gradient Calculation
From Green-Gauss theorem:
Written in discrete form:
Value at Face
Cell Based
There are many ways of estimating value of 
at face.
- Weighted interpolation:
- Arithmatic Average:
Node Based
Note
The above mentioned gradients are sometimes called unlimited gradients since the face value obtained from them can exceed the bounding cell values. For this reason, for implementing higher order schemes, it becomes important to restrict them, so as not to introduce over and undershoot of variables.
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