An adaptive multi-scale iterative scheme for a phase-field model for precipitation and dissolution in porous media

DOI10.1016/J.AMC.2020.125933MaRDI QIDQ6344833arXivFDO

Authors Manuela Bastidas Olivares, C. Bringedal, I. S. Pop

Publication date 10 July 2020

Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M12) Mesh generation, refinement, and adaptive methods for the numerical solution of initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M50) Multigrid methods; domain decomposition for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M55) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M60) Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage (76S05) Dynamic continuum models (systems of particles, etc.) in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C21)

Abstract: Mineral precipitation and dissolution processes in a porous medium can alter the structure of the medium at the scale of pores. Such changes make numerical simulations a challenging task as the geometry of the pores changes in time in an apriori unknown manner. To deal with such aspects, we here adopt a two-scale phase-field model, and propose a robust scheme for the numerical approximation of the solution. The scheme takes into account both the scale separation in the model, as well as the non-linear character of the model. After proving the convergence of the scheme, an adaptive two-scale strategy is incorporated, which improves the efficiency of the simulations. Numerical tests are presented, showing the efficiency and accuracy of the scheme in the presence of anisotropies and heterogeneities.

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