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Enriched Finite Elements Method for Convevtion-Diffusion Problems
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2012) Şendur, Ali; Pashaev, Oktay
In this thesis, we consider stabilization techniques for linear convection-diffusionreaction (CDR) problems. The survey begins with two stabilization techniques: streamline upwind Petrov-Galerkin method (SUPG) and Residual-free bubbles method (RFB). We briefly recall the general ideas behind them, trying to underline their potentials and limitations. Next, we propose a stabilization technique for one-dimensional CDR problems based on the RFB method and particularly designed to treat the most interesting case of small diffusion. We replace the RFB functions by their cheap, yet efficient approximations which retain the same qualitative behavior. The approximate bubbles are computed on a suitable sub-grid, the choice of whose nodes are critical and determined by minimizing the residual of a local problem. The resulting numerical method has similar stability features with the RFB method for the whole range of problem parameters. We also note that the location of the sub-grid nodes suggested by the strategy herein coincides with the one described by Brezzi and his coworkers. Next, the approach in one-dimensional case is extended to two-dimensional CDR problems. Based on the numerical experiences gained with this work, the pseudo RFBs retain the stability features of RFBs for the whole range of problem parameters. Finally, a numerical scheme for one-dimensional time-dependent CDR problem is studied. A numerical approximation with the Crank-Nicolson operator for time and a recent method suggested by Neslitürk and his coworkers for the space discretization is constructed. Numerical results confirm the good performance of the method.
Stabilized finite element methods for time dependent convection-diffusion equations
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2012) Baysal, Onur; Tanoğlu, Gamze
In this thesis, enriched finite element methods are presented for both steady and unsteady convection diffusion equations. For the unsteady case, we follow the method of lines approach that consists of first discretizing in space and then use some time integrator to solve the resulting system of ordinary differential equation. Discretization in time is performed by the generalized Euler finite difference scheme, while for the space discretization the streamline upwind Petrov-Galerkin (SUPG), the Residual free bubble (RFB), the more recent multiscale (MS) and specific combination of RFB with MS (MIX) methods are considered. To apply the RFB and the MS methods, the steady local problem, which is as complicated as the original steady equation, should be solved in each element. That requirement makes these methods quite expensive especially for two dimensional problems. In order to overcome that drawback the pseudo approximation techniques, which employ only a few nodes in each element, are used. Next, for the unsteady problem a proper adaptation recipe, including these approximations combined with the generalized Euler time discretization, is described. For piecewise linear finite element discretization on triangular grid, the SUPG method is used. Then we derive an efficient stability parameter by examining the relation of the RFB and the SUPG methods. Stability and convergence analysis of the SUPG method applied to the unsteady problem is obtained by extending the Burman’s analysis techniques for the pure convection problem. We also suggest a novel operator splitting strategy for the transport equations with nonlinear reaction term. As a result two subproblems are obtained. One of which we may apply using the SUPG stabilization while the other equation can be solved analytically. Lastly, numerical experiments are presented to illustrate the good performance of the method.

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