Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5128039 | Mathematics and Computers in Simulation | 2017 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
The aim of this work is a construction of a dual mixed finite element method for a quasi-Newtonian flow obeying the Carreau or power law. This method is based on the introduction of the stress tensor as a new variable and the reformulation of the governing equations as a twofold saddle point problem. The derived formulation possesses local (i.e. at element level) conservation properties (conservation of the momentum and the mass) as for finite volume methods. Based on such a formulation, a mixed finite element is constructed and analyzed. We prove that the continuous problem and its approximation are well posed, and derive error estimates.
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Authors
Mohamed Farhloul, Abdelmalek Zine,