An H(div) conforming mixed finite element method has been proposed for the coupled Darcy-Stokes flow in [30], which imposes normal continuity on the velocity field strongly across the Darcy-Stokes interface. Here, we develop an a posteriori error estimator for this H(div) conforming mixed method, and prove its global reliability and efficiency. Due to the strong coupling on the interface, speci...

The Brinkman model is a unified law governing the flow of a viscous fluid in cavity (Stokes equations) and in porous media (Darcy equations). In this work, we explore a novel mixed formulation of the Brinkman problem by introducing the flow’s vorticity as an additional unknown. This formulation allows for a uniformly stable and conforming discretization by standard finite element (Nédélec, Ravi...

Blebbing occurs when the cytoskeleton detaches from the cell membrane, resulting in the pressure-driven flow of cytosol towards the area of detachment and the local expansion of the cell membrane. Recent interest has focused on cells that use blebbing for migrating through 3D fibrous matrices. In particular, metastatic cancer cells have been shown to use blebs for motility. A dynamic computatio...

This paper presents a new approach to verify accuracy of computational simulations. We develop mathematical theorems which can serve as robust a posteriori error estimation techniques to identify numerical pollution, check the performance of adaptive meshes, and verify numerical solutions. We demonstrate performance of this methodology on problems from flow thorough porous media. However, one c...

Motivated by casting of fresh concrete in reinforced concrete structures, we introduce a numerical model of a steady-state non-Newtonian fluid flow through a porous domain. Our approach combines homogenization techniques to represent the reinforced domain by the Darcy law with an interfacial coupling of the Stokes and Darcy flows through the Beavers-Joseph-Saffman conditions. The ensuing two-sc...

In this paper, we first recall a previous favourable experience with the Schwarz type domain decomposition methods applied to problems of heat flow and elasticity [9, 11, 12] and then discuss a possible use of these methods for solving Darcy flow problems.