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The contravariant form of the Navier–Stokes equations in a fixed curvilinear coordinate system is well known. However, when the curvilinear coordinate system is time-varying, such as when a body-fitted grid is used to compute the flow over a compliant surface, considerable care is needed to handle the momentum term correctly. The present paper derives the complete contravariant form of the Navi...

Abstract. A simple algorithm of iterative substructuring method as the same way of elasticity problem is proposed for a discretized Stokes equation by P1/P1 element and penalty stabilization technique. Owing to the stability term, solvabilities of local Dirichlet problem, of local Neumann problem for preconditioner, and of the coarse space problem are ensured. Conjugate gradient method with pre...

We consider the Stokes problem on a plane polygonal domain Ω ⊂ R2 . We propose a finite element method for overlapping or nonmatching grids for the Stokes problem based on the partition of unity method. We prove that the discrete inf-sup condition holds with a constant independent of the overlapping size of the subdomains. The results are valid for multiple subdomains and any spatial dimension.

We derive a compatible discretization method that relies heavily on the underlying geometric structure, and obeys the topological sequences and commuting properties that are constructed. As a sample problem we consider the vorticityvelocity-pressure formulation of the Stokes problem. We motivate the choice for a mixed variational formulation based on both geometric as well as physical arguments...

This paper describes a hybrid multicore/GPU solver for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with constant coefficients, discretized by the finite difference method. By applying the prediction-projection method, the Navier-Stokes equations are transformed into a combination of Helmholtzlike and Poisson equations for which we describe efficient solvers. As an extension of our previous paper...

We develop a finite element discretization and multigrid solver for a Darcy-Stokes system of three dimensional vuggy porous media, i.e., porous media with cavities. The finite element method uses low order mixed finite elements in the Darcy and Stokes domains, and special transition elements near the Darcy-Stokes interface to allow for tangential discontinuities implied by the Beavers-Joseph bo...

In this study, the effect of thermal radiation on micro-polar fluid flow over a wavy surface is studied. The optically thick limit approximation for the radiation flux is assumed. Prandtl’s transposition theorem is used to stretch the ordinary coordinate system in certain directions. The wavy surface can be transferred into a calculable plane coordinate system. The governing equations of micro-...