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We present a new framework for expressing finite element methods on multiple intersecting meshes: multimesh finite element methods. The framework enables the use of separate meshes to discretize parts of a computational domain that are…
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In this paper we propose and analyse a new formulation and pointwise divergence-free mixed finite element methods for the numerical approximation of Darcy--Brinkman equations in vorticity--velocity--pressure form, coupled with a transport…
We consider the flow of a viscous incompressible fluid through a porous medium. We allow the permeability of the medium to depend exponentially on the pressure and provide an analysis for this model. We study a splitting formulation where a…
In this article, a finite element model is implemented to analyze hydro-thermal convective flow in a porous medium. The mathematical model encompasses Darcy's law for incompressible fluid behavior, which is coupled with a…
Mortar methods are widely used techniques for discretizations of partial differential equations and preconditioners for the algebraic systems resulting from the discretizations. For problems with high contrast and multiple scales, the…
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In this work, we propose and computationally investigate a monolithic space-time multirate scheme for coupled problems. The novelty lies in the monolithic formulation of the multirate approach as this requires a careful design of the…
We present a multiscale finite element method for a diffusion problem with rough and high contrast coefficients. The construction of the multiscale finite element space is based on the localized orthogonal decomposition methodology and it…
This paper presents a scalable and robust solver for a cell-by-cell poroelasticity model, describing the mechanical interactions between brain cells embedded in extracellular space. Explicitly representing the complex cellular shapes, the…
Discretization of flow in fractured porous media commonly lead to large systems of linear equations that require dedicated solvers. In this work, we develop an efficient linear solver and its practical implementation for mixed-dimensional…
We present and analyze a cut finite element method for the weak imposition of the Neumann boundary conditions of the Darcy problem. The Raviart-Thomas mixed element on both triangular and quadrilateral meshes is considered. Our method is…
This paper presents a novel Stabilizer-Free weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for solving the Brinkman equations without the need for conventional stabilization techniques. The Brinkman model, which mathematically blends features of…
The dynamics of the wetting front are considered during the imbibition of a fluid into a porous substrate through a circular drawing area. A mathematical model of this process, assuming incompressible Darcy flow, is presented, before the…