Nicolas Seguin

Clément Cancès, Hélène Mathis, Nicolas Seguin

We study the finite volume approximation of strong solutions to nonlinear systems of conservation laws. We focus on time-explicit schemes on unstructured meshes, with entropy satisfying numerical fluxes. The numerical entropy dissipation is quantified at each interface of the mesh, which enables to prove a weak--BV estimate for the numerical approximation under a strengthen CFL condition. Then we derive error estimates in the multidimensional case, using the relative entropy between the strong solution and its finite volume approximation. The error terms are carefully studied, leading to a classical $h^1/4$ estimate in $L^2$ under this strengthen CFL condition.

Nicolas Seguin

The stability of stationary solutions of first-order systems of PDE's are considered. They may include some singular geometric terms, leading to discontinuous flux and non-conservative products. Based on several examples in Fluid Mechanics, we assume that these systems are endowed with a partially convex entropy. We first construct an associated relative entropy which allows to compare two states which share the same geometric data. This way, we are able to prove the stability of some stationary states within entropy weak solutions. This result applies for instance to the shallow-water equations with bathymetry. Besides, this relative entropy can be used to study finite volume schemes which are entropy-stable and well-balanced, and due to the numerical dissipation inherent to these methods, asymptotic stability of discrete stationary solutions is obtained. This analysis does not make us of any specific definition of the non-conservative products, applies to non-strictly hyperbolic systems, and is fully multidimensional with unstructured meshes for the numerical methods.

Marie-Odile Bristeau, Anne Mangeney, Jacques Sainte-Marie et al.

In this paper, we present an original derivation process of a non-hydrostatic shallow water-type model which aims at approximating the incompressible Euler and Navier-Stokes systems with free surface. The closure relations are obtained by aminimal energy constraint instead of an asymptotic expansion. The model slightly differs from thewell-known Green-Naghdi model and is confronted with stationary andanalytical solutions of the Euler system corresponding to rotationalflows. At the end of the paper, we givetime-dependent analytical solutions for the Euler system that are alsoanalytical solutions for the proposed model but that are not solutionsof the Green-Naghdi model. We also give and compare analytical solutions of thetwo non-hydrostatic shallow water models.

Nina Aguillon, Frédéric Lagoutière, Nicolas Seguin

In this paper, we prove the convergence of a class of finite volume schemes for the model of coupling between a Burgers fluid and a pointwise particle introduced in [LST08]. In this model, the particle is seen as a moving interface through which an interface condition is imposed, which links the velocity of the fluid on the left and on the right of the particle and the velocity of the particle (the three quantities are all not equal in general). The total impulsion of the system is conserved through time.The proposed schemes are consistent with a "large enough" part of the interface conditions. The proof of convergence is an extension of the one of [AS12] to the case where the particle moves under the influence of the fluid. It yields two main difficulties: first, we have to deal with time-dependent flux and interface condition, and second with the coupling between and ODE and a PDE.