{"title":"A finite element method for degenerate two-phase flow in porous media. Part I: Well-posedness","authors":"V. Girault, B. Rivière, L. Cappanera","doi":"10.1515/JNMA-2020-0004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A finite element method with mass-lumping and flux upwinding is formulated for solving the immiscible two-phase flow problem in porous media. The method approximates directly thewetting phase pressure and saturation, which are the primary unknowns. The discrete saturation satisfies a maximum principle. Stability of the scheme and existence of a solution are established.","PeriodicalId":50109,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Numerical Mathematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Numerical Mathematics","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1515/JNMA-2020-0004","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATHEMATICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract A finite element method with mass-lumping and flux upwinding is formulated for solving the immiscible two-phase flow problem in porous media. The method approximates directly thewetting phase pressure and saturation, which are the primary unknowns. The discrete saturation satisfies a maximum principle. Stability of the scheme and existence of a solution are established.
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The Journal of Numerical Mathematics (formerly East-West Journal of Numerical Mathematics) contains high-quality papers featuring contemporary research in all areas of Numerical Mathematics. This includes the development, analysis, and implementation of new and innovative methods in Numerical Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Optimal Control/Optimization, and Scientific Computing. The journal will also publish applications-oriented papers with significant mathematical content in computational fluid dynamics and other areas of computational engineering, finance, and life sciences.