A 3D Conforming-Nonconforming Mixed Finite Element for Solving Symmetric Stress Stokes Equations

A 3D Conforming-Nonconforming Mixed Finite Element for Solving Symmetric Stress Stokes Equations

Year:    2017

International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 14 (2017), Iss. 4-5 : pp. 730–743

Abstract

We propose a 3D conforming-nonconforming mixed finite element for solving symmetric stress Stokes equations. The low-order conforming finite elements are not inf-sup stable. The low-order nonconforming finite elements do not satisfy the Korn inequality. The proposed finite element space consists of two conforming components and one nonconforming component. We prove that the discrete inf-sup condition is valid and the discrete Korn inequality holds uniformly in the mesh-size. Based on these results we give some numerical verification. In addition, this element is compared numerically with six other mixed finite elements.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/2017-IJNAM-10058

International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 14 (2017), Iss. 4-5 : pp. 730–743

Published online:    2017-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    14

Keywords:    Mixed finite element symmetric stress Korn's inequality Stokes equations.