Non-Conforming Multiscale Finite Element Method for Stokes Flows in Heterogeneous Media. Part II: error estimates for periodic microstructure
For researchers in computational fluid dynamics and porous media, this work offers a theoretically grounded and more accurate numerical method for simulating Stokes flows in heterogeneous media.
This paper provides rigorous error estimates for a multiscale finite element method for Stokes flows in heterogeneous periodic media, demonstrating improved accuracy over a previous variant through numerical experiments.
This paper is dedicated to the rigorous numerical analysis of a Multiscale Finite Element Method (MsFEM) for the Stokes system, when dealing with highly heterogeneous media, as proposed in [B.P.~Muljadi et al., arXiv:1404.2837]. The method is in the vein of the classical Crouzeix-Raviart approach. It is generalized here to arbitrary sets of weighting functions used to enforced continuity across the mesh edges. We provide error bounds for a particular set of weighting functions in a periodic setting, using an accurate estimate of the homogenization error. Numerical experiments demonstrate an improved accuracy of the present variant with respect to that of Part I, both in the periodic case and in a broader setting.