Variational analysis for simulating free-surface flows in a porous medium

DOI10.1155/S1110757X03301147MaRDI QIDQ2570853zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Yanyan Li

Publication date 31 October 2005

Published in Journal of Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1155/s1110757x03301147

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational methods applied to PDEs (35A15) Initial-boundary value problems for second-order parabolic equations (35K20) Free boundary problems for PDEs (35R35) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M60) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M10) Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage (76S05)

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Summary: A variational formulation has been developed to solve a parabolic partial differential equation describing free-surface flows in a porous medium. The variational finite element method is used to obtain a discrete form of equations for a two-dimensional domain. The matrix characteristics and the stability criteria have been investigated to develop a stable numerical algorithm for solving the governing equation. A computer programme has been written to solve a symmetric positive definite system obtained from the variational finite element analysis. The system of equations is solved using the conjugate gradient method. The solution generates time-varying hydraulic heads in the subsurface. The interfacing free surface between the unsaturated and saturated zones in the variably saturated domain is located, based on the computed hydraulic heads. Example problems are investigated. The finite element solutions are compared with the exact solutions for the example problems. The numerical characteristics of the finite element solution method are also investigated using the example problems.

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