Efficient and Higher-Order Accurate Split-Step Methods for Generalised Newtonian Fluid Flow

[EN] In numerous engineering applications, such as polymer or blood flow, the dependence of fluid viscosity on the local shear rate plays an important role. Standard techniques using inf-sup stable finite elements lead to saddle-point systems posing a challenge even for state-ofthe-art solvers and p...

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Autores: Schussnig, Richard, Pacheco, Douglas, Kaltenbacher, Manfred, Fries, Thomas-Peter
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/186719
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/186719
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Finite elements
Generalised Newtonian fluid
Incompressible flow
Navier-Stokes equations
Split-step scheme
Time-splitting method
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Sumario:[EN] In numerous engineering applications, such as polymer or blood flow, the dependence of fluid viscosity on the local shear rate plays an important role. Standard techniques using inf-sup stable finite elements lead to saddle-point systems posing a challenge even for state-ofthe-art solvers and preconditioners. Alternatively, projection schemes or time-splitting methods decouple equations for velocity and pressure, resulting in easier to solve linear systems. Although pressure and velocity correction schemes of high-order accuracy are available for Newtonian fluids, the extension to generalised Newtonian fluids is not a trivial task. Herein, we present a split-step scheme based on an explicit-implicit treatment of pressure, viscosity and convection terms, combined with a pressure Poisson equation with fully consistent boundary conditions. Then, using standard equal-order finite elements becomes possible. Stability, flexibility and efficiency of the splitting scheme is showcased in two challenging applications involving aortic aneurysm flow and human phonation.