Abstract
The main contribution of this article is to propose a compact explicit scheme for solving time-dependent partial differential equations (PDEs). The proposed explicit scheme has an advantage over the corresponding implicit compact scheme to find solutions of nonlinear and linear convection−diffusion type equations because the implicit existing compact scheme fails to obtain the solution. In addition, the present scheme provides fourth-order accuracy in space and second-order accuracy in time, and is constructed on three grid points and three time levels. It is a compact multistep scheme and conditionally stable, while the existing multistep scheme developed on three time levels is unconditionally unstable for parabolic and considered a type of equations. The mathematical model of the heat transfer in a mixed convective radiative fluid flow over a flat plate is also given. The convergence conditions of dimensionless forms of these equations are given, and also the proposed scheme solves equations, and results are compared with two existing schemes. It is hoped that the results in the current report are a helpful source for future fluid-flow studies in an industrial environment in an enclosure area.