A mortar method for the coupled Stokes-Darcy problem using the MAC scheme for Stokes and mixed finite elements for Darcy

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Main Authors: Boon, Wietse M., Gläser, Dennis, Helmig, Rainer, Weishaupt, Kilian, Yotov, Ivan
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author Boon, Wietse M.
Gläser, Dennis
Helmig, Rainer
Weishaupt, Kilian
Yotov, Ivan
author_facet Boon, Wietse M.
Gläser, Dennis
Helmig, Rainer
Weishaupt, Kilian
Yotov, Ivan
contents A discretization method with non-matching grids is proposed for the coupled Stokes-Darcy problem that uses a mortar variable at the interface to couple the marker and cell (MAC) method in the Stokes domain with the Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element pair in the Darcy domain. Due to this choice, the method conserves linear momentum and mass locally in the Stokes domain and exhibits local mass conservation in the Darcy domain. The MAC scheme is reformulated as a mixed finite element method on a staggered grid, which allows for the proposed scheme to be analyzed as a mortar mixed finite element method. We show that the discrete system is well-posed and derive a priori error estimates that indicate first order convergence in all variables. The system can be reduced to an interface problem concerning only the mortar variables, leading to a non-overlapping domain decomposition method. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the theoretical results and the applicability of the method.
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spellingShingle A mortar method for the coupled Stokes-Darcy problem using the MAC scheme for Stokes and mixed finite elements for Darcy
Boon, Wietse M.
Gläser, Dennis
Helmig, Rainer
Weishaupt, Kilian
Yotov, Ivan
Numerical Analysis
A discretization method with non-matching grids is proposed for the coupled Stokes-Darcy problem that uses a mortar variable at the interface to couple the marker and cell (MAC) method in the Stokes domain with the Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element pair in the Darcy domain. Due to this choice, the method conserves linear momentum and mass locally in the Stokes domain and exhibits local mass conservation in the Darcy domain. The MAC scheme is reformulated as a mixed finite element method on a staggered grid, which allows for the proposed scheme to be analyzed as a mortar mixed finite element method. We show that the discrete system is well-posed and derive a priori error estimates that indicate first order convergence in all variables. The system can be reduced to an interface problem concerning only the mortar variables, leading to a non-overlapping domain decomposition method. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the theoretical results and the applicability of the method.
title A mortar method for the coupled Stokes-Darcy problem using the MAC scheme for Stokes and mixed finite elements for Darcy
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10615