Property-preserving numerical approximation of a Cahn–Hilliard–Navier–Stokes model with variable density and degenerate mobility

In this paper, we present a new computational framework to approximate a Cahn–Hilliard–Navier–Stokes model with variable density and degenerate mobility that preserves the mass of the mixture, the pointwise bounds of the density and the decreasing energy. This numerical scheme is based on a finite e...

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Autores: Acosta Soba, Daniel, Guillén González, Francisco Manuel, Rodríguez Galván, José Rafael, Wang, Jin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:idus________::e55c30b5b0ff00b412948f667404294c
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/187136
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnum.2024.11.005
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mass-conservation
Discrete pointwise bounds
Discrete energy stability
Finite elements
Discontinuous Galerkin
Upwind scheme
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Sumario:In this paper, we present a new computational framework to approximate a Cahn–Hilliard–Navier–Stokes model with variable density and degenerate mobility that preserves the mass of the mixture, the pointwise bounds of the density and the decreasing energy. This numerical scheme is based on a finite element approximation for the Navier–Stokes fluid flow with discontinuous pressure and an upwind discontinuous Galerkin scheme for the Cahn–Hilliard part. Finally, several numerical experiments such as a convergence test and some well-known benchmark problems are conducted.