Author(s)

Houédanou Koffi Wilfrid

Département de Mathématiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Abomey-Calavi, Benin.

In this paper, we develop an a-priori error analysis of a new unified mixed finite element method for the coupling of fluid flow with porous media flow in R^N, N ∈ {2,3}, on isotropic meshes. Flows are governed by the Stokes and Darcy equations, respectively, and the corresponding transmission conditions are given by mass conservation, balance of normal forces, and the Beavers-Joseph-Saffman law. The approach utilizes a modification of the Darcy problem which allows us to apply a variant nonconforming Crouzeix-Raviart finite element to the whole coupled Stokes-Darcy problem. The well-posedness of the finite element scheme and its convergence analysis are derived. Finally, the numerical experiments are presented, which confirm the excellent stability and accuracy of our method.

Coupled Stokes and Darcy Flows, Nonconforming Finite Element Method, Crouzeix-Raviart Element

Wilfrid, H. (2021) A New Unified Stabilized Mixed Finite Element Method of the Stokes-Darcy Coupled Problem: Isotropic Discretization. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 9, 1673-1706. doi: 10.4236/jamp.2021.97112.