Penalty-Projection Schemes for the Cahn-Hilliard Navier-Stokes Diffuse Interface Model of Two Phase Flow, and Their Connection to Divergence-Free Coupled Schemes

Penalty-Projection Schemes for the Cahn-Hilliard Navier-Stokes Diffuse Interface Model of Two Phase Flow, and Their Connection to Divergence-Free Coupled Schemes

Year:    2018

Author:    Leo G. Rebholz, Steven M. Wise, Mengying Xiao

International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 15 (2018), Iss. 4-5 : pp. 649–676

Abstract

We study and compare fully discrete numerical approximations for the Cahn-Hilliard-Navier-Stokes (CHNS) system of equations that enforce the divergence constraint in different ways, one method via penalization in a projection-type splitting scheme, and the other via strongly divergence-free elements in a fully coupled scheme. We prove a connection between these two approaches, and test the methods against standard ones with several numerical experiments. The tests reveal that CHNS system solutions can be efficiently and accurately computed with penalty-projection methods.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/2018-IJNAM-12536

International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 15 (2018), Iss. 4-5 : pp. 649–676

Published online:    2018-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    28

Keywords:    Cahn-Hilliard-Navier-Stokes system penalty-projection method and strong divergence-free elements.

Author Details

Leo G. Rebholz

Steven M. Wise

Mengying Xiao