The finite volume method for unsteady problems

One-dimensional unsteady heat conduction

explicit

CrankNicolson scheme

Fully implicit

Explicit scheme

Crank---Nicolson scheme

The fully implicit scheme

all coefficients are positive

unconditionally stable for any size of time step

The implicit method is recommended for general purpose

transient calculations because of its robustness and unconditional stability.

simple problems:
complex problems:

or Fourier analysis

or Fourier analysis