Mass conservation of finite element methods for coupled flow-transport problems (Q968318)
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Mass conservation of finite element methods for coupled flow-transport problems (English)
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5 May 2010
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Summary: This paper gives an overview of the mass conservation properties of finite element discretisations applied to coupled flow-transport problems. The system is described by the instationary, incompressible Navier-Stokes equations and the time-dependent transport equation. Due to the incompressibility constraint, the weak solution of the transport equation satisfies a global mass conservation. Since the discretised velocity fulfils only a discrete incompressibility constraint, the global mass conservation is, in general, satisfied only approximately. Several discretisations which ensure the global mass conservation, also on the discrete level, will be studied.
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Navier-Stokes equations
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transport equation
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global mass conservation
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flow transport
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finite element discretisation
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FEM
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finite element method
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incompressibility
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