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A new finite formulation for computational fluid dynamics: VII. The Stokes problem with various well-posed boundary conditions: symmetric formulations that converge for all velocity/pressure spaces

01 Nov 1987-Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Elsevier Sequoia S. A.)-Vol. 65, Iss: 1, pp 85-96
TL;DR: Symmetric finite element formulations are proposed for the primitive-variables form of the Stokes equations and shown to be convergent for any combination of pressure and velocity interpolations as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Symmetric finite element formulations are proposed for the primitive-variables form of the Stokes equations and shown to be convergent for any combination of pressure and velocity interpolations. Various boundary conditions, such as pressure, are accommodated.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an approach is developed for deriving variational methods capable of representing multiscale phenomena, which leads to the well-known Dirichlet-to-Neumann formulation.

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TL;DR: In this article, a general treatment of the variational multiscale method in the context of an abstract Dirichlet problem is presented, showing how the exact theory represents a paradigm for subgrid-scale models and a posteriori error estimation.

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TL;DR: Galerkin/least-squares finite element methods for advective-diffusive equations are presented in this paper, and a convergence analysis and error estimates are presented.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a finite element formulation based on stabilized bilinear and linear equal-order-interpolation velocity-pressure elements is presented for computation of steady and unsteady incompressible flows.
Abstract: Finite element formulations based on stabilized bilinear and linear equal-order-interpolation velocity-pressure elements are presented for computation of steady and unsteady incompressible flows. The stabilization procedure involves a slightly modified Galerkin/least-squares formulation of the steady-state equations. The pressure field is interpolated by continuous functions for both the quadrilateral and triangular elements used. These elements are employed in conjunction with the one-step and multi-step time integration of the Navier-Stokes equations. The three test cases chosen for the performance evaluation of these formulations are the standing vortex problem, the lid-driven cavity flow at Reynolds number 400, and flow past a cylinder at Reynolds number 100.

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  • ...The Galerkin/least-squares formulation, which appears to be a more systematic and general approach to the stabilization of flow computations, has been shown to be robust and accurate when applied to compressible flows [7, 8] and Stokes flows [9]....

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TL;DR: In this article, stabilized finite element formulations for incompressible flow computations are discussed, which involve two main sources of potential numerical instabilities associated with the Galerkin formulation of a problem.
Abstract: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses stabilized finite element formulations for incompressible flow computations. Finite element computation of incompressible flows involve two main sources of potential numerical instabilities associated with the Galerkin formulation of a problem. The stabilization techniques that are reviewed more extensively than others are the Galerkin/ least-squares (GLS), streamline-upwind/ Petrov–Galerkin (SUPG), and pressure-stabilizing/Petrov–Galerkin (PSPG) formulations. The SUPG stabilization for incompressible flows is achieved by adding to the Galerkin formulation a series of terms, each in the form of an integral over a different element. These integrals involve the product of the residual of the momentum equation and the advective operator acting on the test function. The natural boundary conditions are the conditions on the stress components, and these are the conditions assumed to be imposed at the remaining part of the boundary. The interpolation functions used for velocity and pressure are piecewise bilinear in space and piecewise linear in time. These computations involve no global coefficient matrices, and therefore need substantially less computer memory and time compared to noniterative solution of the fully discrete equations. It is suggested that for two-liquid flows, the solution and variational function spaces for pressure should include the functions that are discontinuous across the interface.

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19 Jun 1986
TL;DR: This paper presents the results of an analysis of the "Stream Function-Vorticity-Pressure" Method for the Stokes Problem in Two Dimensions and its applications to Mixed Approximation and Homogeneous Stokes Equations.
Abstract: I. Mathematical Foundation of the Stokes Problem.- 1. Generalities on Some Elliptic Boundary Value Problems.- 1.1. Basic Concepts on Sobolev Spaces.- 1.2. Abstract Elliptic Theory.- 1.3. Example 1: Dirichlet's Problem for the Laplace Operator.- 1.4. Example 2: Neumann's Problem for the Laplace Operator.- 1.5. Example 3: Dirichlet's Problem for the Biharmonic Operator.- 2. Function Spaces for the Stokes Problem.- 2.1. Preliminary Results.- 2.2. Some Properties of Spaces Related to the Divergence Operator.- 2.3. Some Properties of Spaces Related to the Curl Operator.- 3. A Decomposition of Vector Fields.- 3.1. Decomposition of Two-Dimensional Vector Fields.- 3.2. Application to the Regularity of Functions of H(div ?) ? H(curl ?).- 3.3. Decomposition of Three-Dimensional Vector Fields.- 3.4. The Imbedding of H(div ?) ? H0 (curl ?) into H1(?)3.- 3.5. The Imbedding of H0(div ?) ? H (curl ?) into H1(?)3.- 4. Analysis of an Abstract Variational Problem.- 4.1. A General Result.- 4.2. A Saddle-Point Approach.- 4.3. Approximation by Regularization or Penalty.- 4.4. Iterative Methods of Gradient Type.- 5. The Stokes Equations.- 5.1. The Dirichlet Problem in the Velocity-Pressure Formulation.- 5.2. The Stream Function Formulation of the Dirichlet Problem in Two Dimensions.- 5.3. The Three-Dimensional Case.- Appendix A. Results of Standard Finite Element Approximation.- A.l. Triangular Finite Elements.- A.2. Quadrilateral Finite Elements.- A.3. Interpolation of Discontinuous Functions.- II. Numerical Solution of the Stokes Problem in the Primitive Variables.- 1. General Approximation.- 1.1. An Abstract Approximation Result.- 1.2. Decoupling the Computation of uh and ?h.- 1.3. Application to the Homogeneous Stokes Problem.- 1.4. Checking the inf-sup Condition.- 2. Simplicial Finite Element Methods Using Discontinuous Pressures.- 2.1. A First Order Approximation on Triangular Elements.- 2.2. Higher-Order Approximation on Triangular Elements.- 2.3. The Three-Dimensional case: First and Higher-Order Schemes.- 3. Quadrilateral Finite Element Methods Using Discontinuous Pressures.- 3.1. A quadrilateral Finite Element of Order One.- 3.2. Higher-Order Quadrilateral Elements.- 3.3. An Example of Checkerboard Instability: the Q1 - P0 Element.- 3.4. Error Estimates for the Q1 - P0 Element.- 4. Continuous Approximation of the Pressure.- 4.1. A First Order Method: the "Mini" Finite Element.- 4.2. The "Hood-Taylor" Finite Element Method.- 4.3. The "Glowinski-Pironneau" Finite Element Method.- 4.4. Implementation of the Glowinski-Pironneau Scheme.- III. Incompressible Mixed Finite Element Methods for Solving the Stokes Problem.- 1. Mixed Approximation of an Abstract Problem.- 1.1. A Mixed Variational Problem.- 1.2. Abstract Mixed Approximation.- 2. The "Stream Function-Vorticity-Pressure" Method for the Stokes Problem in Two Dimensions.- 2.1. A Mixed Formulation.- 2.2. Mixed Approximation and Application to Finite Elements of Degree l.- 2.3. The Technique of Mesh-Dependent Norms.- 3. Further Topics on the "Stream Function-Vorticity-Pressure" Scheme.- 3.1. Refinement of the Error Analysis.- 3.2. Super Convergence Using Quadrilateral Finite Elements of Degree l.- 4. A "Stream Function-Gradient of Velocity Tensor" Method in Two Dimensions.- 4.1. The Hellan-Herrmann-Johnson Formulation.- 4.2. Approximation with Triangular Finite Elements of Degree l.- 4.3. Additional Results for the Hellan-Herrmann-Johnson Scheme.- 4.4. Discontinuous Approximation of the Pressure.- 5. A "Vector Potential-Vorticity" Scheme in Three Dimensions.- 5.1. A Mixed Formulation of the Three-Dimensional Stokes Problem.- 5.2. Mixed Approximation in H(curl ?).- 5.3. A Family of Conforming Finite Elements in H(curl ?).- 5.4. Error Analysis for Finite Elements of Degree l.- 5.5. Discontinuous Approximation of the Pressure.- IV. Theory and Approximation of the Navier-Stokes Problem.- 1. A Class of Nonlinear Problems.- s Problem for the Laplace Operator.- 1.5. Example 3: Dirichlet's Problem for the Biharmonic Operator.- 2. Function Spaces for the Stokes Problem.- 2.1. Preliminary Results.- 2.2. Some Properties of Spaces Related to the Divergence Operator.- 2.3. Some Properties of Spaces Related to the Curl Operator.- 3. A Decomposition of Vector Fields.- 3.1. Decomposition of Two-Dimensional Vector Fields.- 3.2. Application to the Regularity of Functions of H(div ?) ? H(curl ?).- 3.3. Decomposition of Three-Dimensional Vector Fields.- 3.4. The Imbedding of H(div ?) ? H0 (curl ?) into H1(?)3.- 3.5. The Imbedding of H0(div ?) ? H (curl ?) into H1(?)3.- 4. Analysis of an Abstract Variational Problem.- 4.1. A General Result.- 4.2. A Saddle-Point Approach.- 4.3. Approximation by Regularization or Penalty.- 4.4. Iterative Methods of Gradient Type.- 5. The Stokes Equations.- 5.1. The Dirichlet Problem in the Velocity-Pressure Formulation.- 5.2. The Stream Function Formulation of the Dirichlet Problem in Two Dimensions.- 5.3. The Three-Dimensional Case.- Appendix A. Results of Standard Finite Element Approximation.- A.l. Triangular Finite Elements.- A.2. Quadrilateral Finite Elements.- A.3. Interpolation of Discontinuous Functions.- II. Numerical Solution of the Stokes Problem in the Primitive Variables.- 1. General Approximation.- 1.1. An Abstract Approximation Result.- 1.2. Decoupling the Computation of uh and ?h.- 1.3. Application to the Homogeneous Stokes Problem.- 1.4. Checking the inf-sup Condition.- 2. Simplicial Finite Element Methods Using Discontinuous Pressures.- 2.1. A First Order Approximation on Triangular Elements.- 2.2. Higher-Order Approximation on Triangular Elements.- 2.3. The Three-Dimensional case: First and Higher-Order Schemes.- 3. Quadrilateral Finite Element Methods Using Discontinuous Pressures.- 3.1. A quadrilateral Finite Element of Order One.- 3.2. Higher-Order Quadrilateral Elements.- 3.3. An Example of Checkerboard Instability: the Q1 - P0 Element.- 3.4. Error Estimates for the Q1 - P0 Element.- 4. Continuous Approximation of the Pressure.- 4.1. A First Order Method: the "Mini" Finite Element.- 4.2. The "Hood-Taylor" Finite Element Method.- 4.3. The "Glowinski-Pironneau" Finite Element Method.- 4.4. Implementation of the Glowinski-Pironneau Scheme.- III. Incompressible Mixed Finite Element Methods for Solving the Stokes Problem.- 1. Mixed Approximation of an Abstract Problem.- 1.1. A Mixed Variational Problem.- 1.2. Abstract Mixed Approximation.- 2. The "Stream Function-Vorticity-Pressure" Method for the Stokes Problem in Two Dimensions.- 2.1. A Mixed Formulation.- 2.2. Mixed Approximation and Application to Finite Elements of Degree l.- 2.3. The Technique of Mesh-Dependent Norms.- 3. Further Topics on the "Stream Function-Vorticity-Pressure" Scheme.- 3.1. Refinement of the Error Analysis.- 3.2. Super Convergence Using Quadrilateral Finite Elements of Degree l.- 4. A "Stream Function-Gradient of Velocity Tensor" Method in Two Dimensions.- 4.1. The Hellan-Herrmann-Johnson Formulation.- 4.2. Approximation with Triangular Finite Elements of Degree l.- 4.3. Additional Results for the Hellan-Herrmann-Johnson Scheme.- 4.4. Discontinuous Approximation of the Pressure.- 5. A "Vector Potential-Vorticity" Scheme in Three Dimensions.- 5.1. A Mixed Formulation of the Three-Dimensional Stokes Problem.- 5.2. Mixed Approximation in H(curl ?).- 5.3. A Family of Conforming Finite Elements in H(curl ?).- 5.4. Error Analysis for Finite Elements of Degree l.- 5.5. Discontinuous Approximation of the Pressure.- IV. Theory and Approximation of the Navier-Stokes Problem.- 1. A Class of Nonlinear Problems.- 2. Theory of the Steady-State Navier-Stokes Equations.- 2.1. The Dirichlet Problem in the Velocity-Pressure Formulation.- 2.2. The Stream Function Formulation of the Homogeneous Problem..- 3. Approximation of Branches of Nonsingular Solutions.- 3.1. An Abstract Framework.- 3.2. Approximation of Branches of Nonsingular Solutions.- 3.3. Application to a Class of Nonlinear Problems.- 3.4. Non-Differentiable Approximation of Branches of Nonsingular Solutions.- 4. Numerical Analysis of Centered Finite Element Schemes.- 4.1. Formulation in Primitive Variables: Methods Using Discontinuous Pressures.- 4.2. Formulation in Primitive Variables: the Case of Continuous Pressures.- 4.3. Mixed Incompressible Methods: the "Stream Function-Vorticity" Formulation.- 4.4. Remarks on the "Stream Function-Gradient of Velocity Tensor" Scheme.- 5. Numerical Analysis of Upwind Schemes.- 5.1. Upwinding in the Stream Function-Vorticity Scheme.- 5.2. Error Analysis of the Upwind Scheme.- 5.3. Approximating the Pressure with the Upwind Scheme.- 6. Numerical Algorithms.- 2.11. General Methods of Descent and Application to Gradient Methods.- 2.12. Least-Squares and Gradient Methods to Solve the Navier-Stokes Equations.- 2.13. Newton's Method and the Continuation Method.- References.- Index of Mathematical Symbols.

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01 Jan 1974
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a fitting for hose end fittings that is suitable for use in conjunction with a cross-linked polyethylene hose or pipe, where a body incorporating a nipple adapted for insertion in a pipe end and a clamping ring normally retained on the body and adapted for clamping action about the outer surface of said pipe end is described.
Abstract: The present invention is concerned with hose end fittings and has particular reference to fitting suitable for use in conjunction with a cross-linked polyethylene hose or pipe. The characteristic feature of the fitting of the present invention is a body incorporating a nipple adapted for insertion in a pipe end and a clamping ring normally retained on the body and adapted for clamping action about said outer surface of said pipe end, the nipple and ring being contoured on the inner surface to effect an improved clamping action. In a preferred embodiment the nipple may incorporate an annular groove incorporating an O-ring to assist sealing between the nipple and the internal surface of the tube or pipe.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a semidiscrete finite element method for the solution of second order nonlinear parabolic boundary value problems is formulated and analyzed, where the test and trial spaces consist of discontinuous piecewise polynomial functions over quite general meshes with interelement continuity enforced approximately by means of penalties.
Abstract: A new semidiscrete finite element method for the solution of second order nonlinear parabolic boundary value problems is formulated and analyzed. The test and trial spaces consist of discontinuous piecewise polynomial functions over quite general meshes with interelement continuity enforced approximately by means of penalties. Optimal order error estimates in energy and $L^2$-norms are stated in terms of locally expressed quantities. They are proved first for a model problem and then in general.

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TL;DR: A new Petrov-Galerkin formulation of the Stokes problem is proposed in this paper, which possesses better stability properties than the classical Galerkin/variational method.
Abstract: A new Petrov-Galerkin formulation of the Stokes problem is proposed. The new formulation possesses better stability properties than the classical Galerkin/variational method. An error analysis is performed for the case in which both the velocity and pressure are approximated by C0 interpolations. Combinations of C0 interpolations which are unstable according to the Babuska-Brezzi condition (e.g., equal-order interpolations) are shown to be stable and convergent within the present framework. Calculations exhibiting the good behavior of the methodology are presented.

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