Adaptive modelling of variably saturated seepage problems

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العنوان: Adaptive modelling of variably saturated seepage problems
المؤلفون: Ashby, Ben, Bortolozo, Cassiano, Lukyanov, Alex, Pryer, Tristan
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: Computer Science
Mathematics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Mathematics - Numerical Analysis, 65N30, 65N50, 65Z05, 76S05
الوصف: In this article we present a goal-oriented adaptive finite element method for a class of subsurface flow problems in porous media, which exhibit seepage faces. We focus on a representative case of the steady state flows governed by a nonlinear Darcy-Buckingham law with physical constraints on subsurface-atmosphere boundaries. This leads to the formulation of the problem as a variational inequality. The solutions to this problem are investigated using an adaptive finite element method based on a dual-weighted a posteriori error estimate, derived with the aim of reducing error in a specific target quantity. The quantity of interest is chosen as volumetric water flux across the seepage face, and therefore depends on an a priori unknown free boundary. We apply our method to challenging numerical examples as well as specific case studies, from which this research originates, illustrating the major difficulties that arise in practical situations. We summarise extensive numerical results that clearly demonstrate the designed method produces rapid error reduction measured against the number of degrees of freedom.
Comment: Accepted for publication in The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics Published by Oxford University Press
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2101.03903
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2101.03903
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv