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We present an exponentially convergent semi-implicit meshless algorithm for the solution of Navier-Stokes equations in complex domains. The algorithm discretizes partial derivatives at scattered points using radial basis functions as…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-15 Shantanu Shahane , Surya Pratap Vanka

In this paper, we are interested in an efficient numerical method for the mixed-dimensional approach to modeling single-phase flow in fractured porous media. The model introduces fractures and their intersections as lower-dimensional…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-06-03 Ana Budiša , Xiaozhe Hu

Manufacturers have been developing new graphics processing unit (GPU) nodes with large capacity, high bandwidth memory and very high bandwidth intra-node interconnects. This enables moving large amounts of data between GPUs on the same node…

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A phase-field method for unstructured grids that is accurate, conservative, and robust is proposed in this work. The proposed method also results in bounded transport of volume fraction, and the interface thickness adapts automatically to…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-10-18 Hanul Hwang , Suhas S. Jain

We propose a new unfitted finite element method for simulation of two-phase flows in presence of insoluble surfactant. The key features of the method are 1) discrete conservation of surfactant mass; 2) the possibility of having meshes that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-30 Thomas Frachon , Sara Zahedi

A novel finite element framework is proposed for the numerical simulation of two phase flows with surface tension. The Level-Set (LS) method with piece-wise quadratic (P2) interpolation for the liquid-gas interface is used in order to reach…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-10-27 Modesar Shakoor , Chung Hae Park

Accurate characterization of subsurface heterogeneity is challenging but essential for applications such as reservoir pressure management, geothermal energy extraction and CO$_2$, H$_2$, and wastewater injection operations. This challenge…

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We introduce a novel computational framework for the multiscale simulation of higher-order continua that allows for the consideration of first-, second- and third- order effects at both micro- and macro-level. In line with classical…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-03-08 Felix Schmidt , Melanie Krüger , Marc-Andre Keip , Christian Hesch

Modeling flow in geosystems with natural fault is a challenging problem due to low permeability of fault compared to its surrounding porous media. One way to predict the behavior of the flow while taking the effects of fault into account is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-11 Youguang Chen , George Biros

This paper presents several test cases intended to be benchmarks for numerical schemes for single-phase fluid flow in fractured porous media. A number of solution strategies are compared, including a vertex and a cell-centered finite volume…

A numerical framework for rigorous linear stability analysis of two-phase stratified flows of two immiscible fluids in horizontal circular pipes is presented. For the first time, three-dimensional disturbances, including those at the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-07-17 Ilya Barmak , Alexander Gelfgat , Neima Brauner

Networks of interconnected resistors, springs and beams, or pores are standard models of studying scalar and vector transport processes in heterogeneous materials and media, such as fluid flow in porous media, and conduction, deformations,…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-08-12 Hassan Dashtian , Muhammad Sahimi

In this paper, we develop a class of high-order conservative methods for simulating non-equilibrium radiation diffusion problems. Numerically, this system poses significant challenges due to strong nonlinearity within the stiff source terms…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-30 Shaoqin Zheng , Min Tang , Qiang Zhang , Tao Xiong

This article performs a unified convergence analysis of a variety of numerical methods for a model of the miscible displacement of one incompressible fluid by another through a porous medium. The unified analysis is enabled through the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-03-07 Jérôme Droniou , Robert Eymard , Alain Prignet , Kyle S. Talbot

We show that the semi-implicit time discretization approaches previously introduced for multilayer shallow water models for the barotropic case can be also applied to the variable density case with Boussinesq approximation. Furthermore,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-27 Luca Bonaventura , José Garres-Díaz

This paper proposes a fully implicit numerical scheme for immiscible incompressible two-phase flow in porous media taking into account gravity, capillary effects, and heterogeneity. The objective is to develop a fully implicit stable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-16 M. S. Joshaghani , B. Riviere , M. Sekachev

We apply geometric multigrid methods for the finite element approximation of flow problems governed by Darcy and Brinkman systems used in modeling highly heterogeneous porous media. The method is based on divergence-conforming discontinuous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-02-02 Guido Kanschat , Raytcho Lazarov , Youli Mao

We perform numerical analysis of a nonlinear gradient flow, which can be regarded as a parabolic minimal surface problem or a regularised total variation flow, using the gradient discretisation method (GDM). GDM is a unified convergence…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Jerome Droniou , Kim-Ngan Le , Huateng Zhu

In this work, we detail the GPU-porting of an in-house pseudo-spectral solver tailored towards large-scale simulations of interface-resolved simulation of drop- and bubble-laden turbulent flows. The code relies on direct numerical…

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