# Are there any packages for finite volume simulations?
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802
**Category:** Modelling & Simulations
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [January 14, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802 "2024-01-14T21:55:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/1 "2024-01-14T21:55:52Z")
I know finite element simulations well, but I am new to the field of finite volume simulations. See: [Finite volume method - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_volume_method)
A comparison between finite element and finite volume methods: [FEM vs. FVM | COMSOL Blog](https://www.comsol.com/blogs/fem-vs-fvm/)
Are there any packages or examples that use the finite volume method in Julia?
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/2 "2024-01-15T01:34:16Z")
Yes, [GitHub - JuliaPDE/SurveyofPDEPackages: Survey of the packages of the Julia ecosystem for solving partial differential equations](https://github.com/JuliaPDE/SurveyofPDEPackages?tab=readme-ov-file#fvm)
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### Author:  [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/3 "2024-01-15T06:00:15Z")
Thank you, an impressive list!
Do you also know anything for fluid-structure interaction? I want to look at the interaction of ocean waves with floating wind turbines.
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### Author:  [@rveltz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rveltz)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/4 "2024-01-15T07:41:43Z")
trixi.jl
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### Author:  [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/5 "2024-01-15T10:43:18Z")
Thanks a lot, that looks great!
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/6 "2024-01-15T15:37:16Z")
Trixi.jl is indeed impressive, but I do not see a capability to deal with movable obstacles (the turbine).
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### Author:  [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/7 "2024-01-15T17:14:45Z")
Created a feature request for Trixi.jl: [Allow moving objects in a flow · Issue #1805 · trixi-framework/Trixi.jl · GitHub](https://github.com/trixi-framework/Trixi.jl/issues/1805)
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/8 "2024-01-15T20:38:44Z")
Just a warning: this is likely a non-trivial enhancement.
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### Author:  [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/9 "2024-01-15T21:15:31Z")
I know, just want to find out if it will be closed as “not planned” or not…
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### Author:  [@rveltz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rveltz)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-there-any-packages-for-finite-volume-simulations/108802/10 "2024-01-15T22:13:53Z")
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