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Stokes-Brinkman Lagrange multiplier/fictitious domain method for flows in pebble bed geometries. (English) Zbl 1282.76099

Summary: This work develops an approach for numerical simulation of fluid flow through a domain with a complex geometry. We consider a finite element discretization of the Stokes-Brinkman equation for modelling the incompressible viscous flow inside a fluid-solid systems combined with Lagrange multiplier/fictitious domain and special spherical bubble functions. Well-posedness of the new method, a priori estimates, and convergence results are established. Results of numerical experiments are presented and compared to the other methods.

MSC:

76D07 Stokes and related (Oseen, etc.) flows
76S99 Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage
65M85 Fictitious domain methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs