A Decoupled, Parallel, Iterative Finite Element Method for Solving the Steady Boussinesq Equations

A Decoupled, Parallel, Iterative Finite Element Method for Solving the Steady Boussinesq Equations

Year:    2022

Author:    Yuanyuan Hou, Wenjing Yan, Lioba Boveleth, Xiaoming He

International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 19 (2022), Iss. 6 : pp. 739–760

Abstract

In this work, a decoupled, parallel, iterative finite element method for solving the steady Boussinesq equations is proposed and analyzed. Starting from an initial guess, an iterative algorithm is designed to decouple the Naiver-Stokes equations and the heat equation based on certain explicit treatment with the solution from the previous iteration step. At each step of the iteration, the two equations can be solved in parallel by using finite element discretization. The existence and uniqueness of the solution to each step of the algorithm is proved. The stability analysis and error estimation are also carried out. Numerical tests are presented to verify the analysis results and illustrate the applicability of the proposed method.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/2022-IJNAM-21031

International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 19 (2022), Iss. 6 : pp. 739–760

Published online:    2022-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    22

Keywords:    Steady Boussinesq equations decoupled parallel iterative algorithm finite element method error analysis.

Author Details

Yuanyuan Hou

Wenjing Yan

Lioba Boveleth

Xiaoming He