Decoupled modified characteristics finite element method for the time dependent Navier-Stokes/Darcy problem

Abstract

In this paper, a modified characteristics finite element method for the time dependent Navier-Stokes/Darcy problem with the Beavers-Joseph-Saffman interface condition is presented. In this method, the Navier-Stokes/Darcy equation is decoupled into two equations, one is the Navier-Stokes equation, the other is the Darcy equation, and the Navier-Stokes equation is solved by the modified characteristics finite element method. The theory analysis shows that this method has a good convergence property. In order to show the effect of our method, some numerical results was presented. The numerical results show that this method is highly efficient. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.