We present a parametric finite element approximation of two-phase flow. This free boundary problem is given by the Stokes equations in the two phases, which are coupled via jump conditions across the interface. Using a novel variational formulation for the interface evolution gives rise to a natural discretization of the mean curvature of the interface. In addition, the mesh quality of the parametric approximation of the interface does not deteriorate, in general, over time; and an equidistribution property can be shown for a semidiscrete continuous-in-time variant of our scheme in two space dimensions. Moreover, on using a simple XFEM pressure space enrichment, we obtain exact volume conservation for the two phase regions. Furthermore, our fully discrete finite element approximation can be shown to be unconditionally stable. We demonstrate the applicability of our method with some numerical results which, in particular, demonstrate that spurious velocities can be avoided in the classical test cases. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.

Eliminating spurious velocities with a stable approximation of viscous incompressible two-phase stokes flow / Barrett, J. W.; Garcke, H.; Nürnberg, R.. - In: COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING. - ISSN 0045-7825. - 267:(2013), pp. 511-530. [10.1016/j.cma.2013.09.023]

Eliminating spurious velocities with a stable approximation of viscous incompressible two-phase stokes flow

Nürnberg R.
2013-01-01

Abstract

We present a parametric finite element approximation of two-phase flow. This free boundary problem is given by the Stokes equations in the two phases, which are coupled via jump conditions across the interface. Using a novel variational formulation for the interface evolution gives rise to a natural discretization of the mean curvature of the interface. In addition, the mesh quality of the parametric approximation of the interface does not deteriorate, in general, over time; and an equidistribution property can be shown for a semidiscrete continuous-in-time variant of our scheme in two space dimensions. Moreover, on using a simple XFEM pressure space enrichment, we obtain exact volume conservation for the two phase regions. Furthermore, our fully discrete finite element approximation can be shown to be unconditionally stable. We demonstrate the applicability of our method with some numerical results which, in particular, demonstrate that spurious velocities can be avoided in the classical test cases. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
2013
Barrett, J. W.; Garcke, H.; Nürnberg, R.
Eliminating spurious velocities with a stable approximation of viscous incompressible two-phase stokes flow / Barrett, J. W.; Garcke, H.; Nürnberg, R.. - In: COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING. - ISSN 0045-7825. - 267:(2013), pp. 511-530. [10.1016/j.cma.2013.09.023]
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