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Computational upscaled modeling of heterogeneous porous media flow utilizing finite volume method

In this dissertation we develop and analyze numerical method to solve general elliptic boundary value problems with many scales. The numerical method presented is intended to capture the small scales effect on the large scale solution without resolving the small scale details, which is done through the construction of a multiscale map. The multiscale method is more effective when the coarse element size is larger than the small scale length. To guarantee a numerical conservation, a finite volume element method is used to construct the global problem. Analysis of the multiscale method is separately done for cases of linear and nonlinear coefficients. For linear coefficients, the multiscale finite volume element method is viewed as a perturbation of multiscale finite element method. The analysis uses substantially the existing finite element results and techniques. The multiscale method for nonlinear coefficients will be analyzed in the finite element sense. A class of correctors corresponding to the multiscale method will be discussed. In turn, the analysis will rely on approximation properties of this correctors. Several numerical experiments verifying the theoretical results will be given. Finally we will present several applications of the multiscale method in the flow in porous media. Problems that we will consider are multiphase immiscible flow, multicomponent miscible flow, and soil infiltration in saturated/unsaturated flow.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TEXASAandM/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/2242
Date29 August 2005
CreatorsGinting, Victor Eralingga
ContributorsLazarov, Raytcho, Efendiev, Yalchin, Datta-Gupta, Akhil, Pasciak, Joseph, Ewing, Richard
PublisherTexas A&M University
Source SetsTexas A and M University
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Dissertation, text
Format1792749 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital

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