A Linear Domain Decomposition Method for Non-equilibrium Two-Phase Flow Models

Stephan Benjamin Lunowa, Iuliu Sorin Pop, Barry Koren

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Abstract

We consider a model for two-phase flow in a porous medium posed in a domain consisting of two adjacent regions. The model includes dynamic capillarity and hysteresis. At the interface between adjacent subdomains, the continuity of the normal fluxes and pressures is assumed. For finding the semi-discrete solutions after temporal discretization by the θ-scheme, we proposed an iterative scheme. It combines a (fixed-point) linearization scheme and a non-overlapping domain decomposition method. This article describes the scheme, its convergence and a numerical study confirming this result. The convergence of the iteration towards the solution of the semi-discrete equations is proved independently of the initial guesses and of the spatial discretization, and under some mild constraints on the time step. Hence, this scheme is robust and can be easily implemented for realistic applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNumerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications, ENUMATH 2019 - European Conference
EditorsFred J. Vermolen, Cornelis Vuik
PublisherSpringer
Pages145-153
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783030558734
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventEuropean Conference on Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications, ENUMATH 2019 - Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
Duration: 30 Sept 20194 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering
Volume139
ISSN (Print)1439-7358
ISSN (Electronic)2197-7100

Conference

ConferenceEuropean Conference on Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications, ENUMATH 2019
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityEgmond aan Zee
Period30/09/194/10/19

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This work was supported by Eindhoven University of Technology, Has-selt University (Project BOF17NI01) and the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Project G051418N).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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