Locally Conservative Finite Element Solutions for Parabolic Equations

Locally Conservative Finite Element Solutions for Parabolic Equations

Year:    2020

Author:    Wenbo Gong, Qingsong Zou

International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 17 (2020), Iss. 5 : pp. 679–694

Abstract

In this paper, we post-process the finite element solutions for parabolic equations to meet discrete conservation laws in element-level. The post-processing procedure are implemented by two different approaches: one is by computing a globally continuous flux function and the other is by computing the so-called finite-volume-element-like solution. Both approaches only require to solve a small linear system on each element of the underlying mesh. The post-processed flux converges to the exact flux with optimal convergence rates. Numerical computations verify our theoretical findings.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/2020-IJNAM-17876

International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 17 (2020), Iss. 5 : pp. 679–694

Published online:    2020-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    16

Keywords:    Conservation laws postprocessing finite volume solution.

Author Details

Wenbo Gong

Qingsong Zou