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Despite its numerical challenges, finite element method is used to compute viscous fluid flow. A consensus on the cause of numerical problems has been reached; however, general algorithms---allowing a robust and accurate simulation for any…
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A low-order finite element method is constructed and analysed for an incompressible non-Newtonian flow problem with power-law rheology. The method is based on a continuous piecewise linear approximation of the velocity field and piecewise…
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Weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) reconstruction schemes are presented that preserve cylindrical symmetry for radial flows on an equal-angle polar mesh. These new WENO schemes are used with a Lagrangian discontinuous Galerkin (DG)…
Mathematical modeling at the level of the full cardiovascular system requires the numerical approximation of solutions to a one-dimensional nonlinear hyperbolic system describing flow in a single vessel. This model is often simulated by…
In this paper, we consider numerical approximation of an electrically conductive ferrofluid model, which consists of Navier-Stokes equations, magnetization equation, and magnetic induction equation. To solve this highly coupled, nonlinear,…
The theory of Wasserstein gradient flows in the space of probability measures has made an enormous progress over the last twenty years. It constitutes a unified and powerful framework in the study of dissipative partial differential…
We present a finite volume method that is applicable to hyperbolic PDEs including spatially varying and semilinear nonconservative systems. The spatial discretization, like that of the well-known Clawpack software, is based on solving…
We present a scalable 2D Galerkin spectral element method solution to the linearized potential flow radiation problem for wave induced forcing of a floating offshore structure. The pseudo-impulsive formulation of the problem is solved in…
Accurate modeling of sea ice dynamics is critical for predicting environmental variables and is important in applications such as navigating ice breaker ships. Research for both modeling and simulating sea ice dynamics is ongoing, with the…
In this paper we analyze the weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) schemes in the finite volume framework by examining the first step of the explicit third-order total variation diminishing Runge-Kutta method. The rationale for the…
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The force-free (or low inertia) limit of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) can be applied to many astrophysical objects, including black holes, neutron stars, and accretion disks, where the electromagnetic field is so strong that the inertia and…