28572 articles – 22064 references  [version française]

inria-00537078, version 1

A mixed hybrid Mortar method for solving flow in discrete fracture networks

Géraldine Pichot () a1, Jocelyne Erhel () a1, Jean-Raynald De Dreuzy () 2

Applicable Analysis 89, 10 (2010) 1629-1643

Abstract: We consider flow in Discrete Fracture Networks made of 2D domains in intersection and solved with a Mixed Hybrid Finite Element Method (MHFEM). The discretization within each fracture is performed in two steps: first, borders and intersections are discretized, second, based on these discretizations, a 2D mesh is built. Independent meshing process within each subdomain is of interest for practical use since it makes it easier to refine the chosen subdomains and to perform parallel computation. This paper shows how MHFEM is well adapted for integrating a Mortar method to enforce the continuity of the fluxes and heads at the non-matching grids. Some numerical simulations are given to show the effciency of the method in the case of a preferential orientation of the fractures where a comparison with the 2D solution is possible.

  • a –  INRIA
  • 1:  SAGE (INRIA - IRISA)
  • CNRS : UMR6074 – INRIA – Université de Rennes 1
  • 2:  Géosciences Rennes (GR)
  • CNRS : UMR6118 – INSU – Centre Armoricain de Recherches en Environnement – Université de Rennes 1
  • Domain : Mathematics/Numerical Analysis
    Physics/Physics/Geophysics
    Sciences of the Universe/Earth Sciences/Geophysics
    Environmental Sciences/Global Changes
 
  • inria-00537078, version 1
  • oai:hal.inria.fr:inria-00537078
  • From: 
  • Submitted on: Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:54:45
  • Updated on: Thursday, 18 November 2010 14:47:51