Mortar finite element discretization of a model coupling Darcy and Stokes equations

As a first draft of a model for a river flowing on a homogeneous porous ground, we consider a system where the Darcy and Stokes equations are coupled via appropriate matching conditions on the interface. We propose a discretization of this problem which combines the mortar method with standard finit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bernardi, Christine, Chacón Rebollo, Tomás, Hecht, Frédéric, Mghazli, Zoubida
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/41314
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/41314
https://doi.org/10.1051/m2an:2008009
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mortar method
finite elements
Darcy equations
Stokes equations
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Sumario:As a first draft of a model for a river flowing on a homogeneous porous ground, we consider a system where the Darcy and Stokes equations are coupled via appropriate matching conditions on the interface. We propose a discretization of this problem which combines the mortar method with standard finite elements, in order to handle separately the flow inside and outside the porous medium. We prove a priori and a posteriori error estimates for the resulting discrete problem. Some numerical experiments confirm the interest of the discretization.