A variational finite element method for the two-dimensional Stokes problem

DOI10.1016/0045-7825(93)90003-GMaRDI QIDQ1912138zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Publication date 6 May 1996

Published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-7825(93)90003-g

biharmonic operator conjugate gradient method continuous problem Dirichlet problem discrete problem potential theory square cavity stream function-vorticity variables

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In two dimensions, the steady Stokes problem in stream function-vorticity variables is reduced to a Dirichlet problem for the biharmonic operator. A new formulation for the decomposition of the biharmonic operator using the potential theory is presented. The problem comes down to the calculation of a function defined on the boundary, which is the solution of a variational problem. The first part of the paper is devoted to the analysis of the continuous problem, and the variational formulation on the boundary is studied. By using a suitable finite element approximation, similar properties for the discrete problem are found. These properties imply that the discrete function is the solution of a linear system, whose matrix is full, but symmetric and positive-definite. Among the iterative methods, we use the conjugate gradient method, which seems suitable in the context. Numerical results concerning the problem of steady flow in a square cavity are presented.

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