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A variational flux recovery approach for elastodynamics problems with interfaces

PANACM 2015 - 1st Pan-American Congress on Computational Mechanics, in conjunction with the 11th Argentine Congress on Computational Mechanics, MECOM 2015

Bochev, Pavel B.; Kuberry, Paul A.

We present a new explicit algorithm for linear elastodynamic problems with material interfaces. The method discretizes the governing equations independently on each material subdomain and then connects them by exchanging forces and masses across the material interface. Variational flux recovery techniques provide the force and mass approximations. The new algorithm has attractive computational properties. It allows different discretizations on each material subdomain and enables partitioned solution of the discretized equations. The method passes a linear patch test and recovers the solution of a monolithic discretization of the governing equations when interface grids match.

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A conservative, optimization-based semi-lagrangian spectral element method for passive tracer transport

COUPLED PROBLEMS 2015 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering

Bochev, Pavel B.; Moe, Scott A.; Peterson, Kara J.; Ridzal, Denis R.

We present a new optimization-based, conservative, and quasi-monotone method for passive tracer transport. The scheme combines high-order spectral element discretization in space with semi-Lagrangian time stepping. Solution of a singly linearly constrained quadratic program with simple bounds enforces conservation and physically motivated solution bounds. The scheme can handle efficiently a large number of passive tracers because the semi-Lagrangian time stepping only needs to evolve the grid points where the primitive variables are stored and allows for larger time steps than a conventional explicit spectral element method. Numerical examples show that the use of optimization to enforce physical properties does not affect significantly the spectral accuracy for smooth solutions. Performance studies reveal the benefits of high-order approximations, including for discontinuous solutions.

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