Mass conservation of finite element methods for coupled flow-transport problems Online publication date: Mon, 07-Jan-2008
by G. Matthies, L. Tobiska
International Journal of Computing Science and Mathematics (IJCSM), Vol. 1, No. 2/3/4, 2007
Abstract: This paper gives an overview of the mass conservation properties of finite element discretisations applied to coupled flow-transport problems. The system is described by the instationary, incompressible Navier–Stokes equations and the time-dependent transport equation. Due to the incompressibility constraint, the weak solution of the transport equation satisfies a global mass conservation. Since the discretised velocity fulfils only a discrete incompressibility constraint, the global mass conservation is, in general, satisfied only approximately. Several discretisations which ensure the global mass conservation, also on the discrete level, will be studied.
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