A mathematical and numerical model describing chemical transport in a Stokes– Darcy flow system is discussed. The flow equations are solved through domain decomposition using classical finite element methods in the Stokes region and mixed finite element methods in the Darcy region. The local discontinuous Galerkin (LDG) method is used to solve the transport equation. Models dealing with couplin...

The flow past an impermeable sphere embedded in a fluid saturated porous medium was studied numerically considering valid the Brinkman−Forchheimer−Darcy (or Brinkman−Hazen−Dupuit−Darcy) model. The flow is viscous, laminar, axisymmetric, steady and incompressible. The porous medium is isotropic, rigid and homogeneous. The stream function vorticity equations were solved numerically in spherical c...

Water flow in open channels is always subject to the resistance to flow and energy dissipation. For design purposes, one of the needed variables is the hydraulic resistance coefficient. For this mean, the influence of cross-sectional shape together with secondary flow cells and lateral distribution of true boundary shear stress have not yet been fully explored. This paper surveys the number of ...

In this chapter a general model for the two-phase fluid flow in porous media is presented, together with its simplified form, known as the Richards equation, which is applicable (under specific assumptions) to describe water flow in the vadose zone. In each case the governing equations are formulated at the Darcy scale, using the capillary pressure–saturation relationship and an empirical exten...

The Workshop was asked by Pall Corporation to consider ways in which membrane morphology may be characterized, and how such characterization can be used to assess filtration efficiency. The working group considered a variety of different (but related) approaches, which are outlined below but which will be described in more detail in the forthcoming report. 1 Darcy flow model In an effort to cha...

Please cite this article in press as: M. Sankar et a Mass Transfer (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016 Double-diffusive convection in a vertical annulus filled with a fluid-saturated porous medium is numerically investigated with the aim to understand the effects of a discrete source of heat and solute on the fluid flow and heat and mass transfer rates. The porous annulus is subject to heat and m...

There has been a surge of work on models for coupling surface-water with groundwater flows which is at its core the Stokes-Darcy problem. The resulting (Stokes-Darcy) fluid velocity is important because the flow transports contaminants. The analysis of models including the transport of contaminants has, however, focused on a quasi-static Stokes-Darcy model. Herein we consider the fully evolutio...

The goal of this short course is to review the analysis and the systematic discretization of saddlepoint systems that arise in the weak formulation of certain fluid flow problems by Galekrin methods. To demonstrate the applicability of the main arguments in various situations, we consider the slow flow of water through a channel surrounded by a porous aquiver. While the free flow of the fluid m...

We investigate the well-posedness of a coupled Stokes-Darcy model with Beavers-Joseph interface boundary conditions. In the steady-state case, the well-posedness is established under the assumption of small coefficient in the Beavers-Joseph interface boundary condition. In the time-dependent case, the well-posedness is established via appropriate time discretization of the problem and a novel s...

In this chapter a general model for the two-phase fluid flow in porous media is presented, together with its simplified form, known as the Richards equation, which is applicable (under specific assumptions) to describe water flow in the vadose zone. In each case the governing equations are formulated at the Darcy scale, using the capillary pressure–saturation relationship and an empirical exten...