A finite volume method for density driven flows in porous media

Autor: Yushan Wang, Huy Cuong Vu Do, Danielle Hilhorst
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: ESAIM: Proceedings and Surveys, Vol 38, Pp 376-386 (2013)
ISSN: 1270-900X
DOI: 10.1051/proc/201238021
Popis: In this paper, we apply a semi-implicit finite volume method for the numerical simulation of density driven flows in porous media; this amounts to solving a nonlinear convection-diffusion parabolic equation for the concentration coupled with an elliptic equation for the pressure. We compute the solutions for two specific problems: a problem involving a rotating interface between salt and fresh water and the classical but difficult Henry’s problem. All solutions are compared to results obtained by running FEflow, a commercial software package for the simulation of groundwater flow, mass and heat transfer in porous media.
Databáze: OpenAIRE