Numerical Study in the Conservative Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) Method for an Unsteady Stokes/Parabolic Interface Problem with Jump Coefficients and a Moving Interface

Author

Michael Joseph RamirezFollow

Award Date

May 2019

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mathematical Sciences

First Committee Member

Pengtao Sun

Second Committee Member

Monika Neda

Third Committee Member

Hongtao Yang

Fourth Committee Member

Hui Zhao

Number of Pages

40

Abstract

Towards numerical analyses for fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems in the future, in this thesis the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) finite element method within a conservative form is developed and analyzed for a linearized FSI problem - an unsteady Stokes/parabolic interface problem with jump coefficients and moving interface, and the corresponding mixed finite element approximation is developed and analyzed for both semi- and fully discrete schemes based upon the so-called conservative formulation. In terms of a novel H1-projection technique, their stability and optimal convergence properties are obtained for approximating the real solution equipped with lower regularity.

Disciplines

Applied Mathematics

File Format

pdf

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Repository Citation

Ramirez, Michael Joseph, "Numerical Study in the Conservative Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) Method for an Unsteady Stokes/Parabolic Interface Problem with Jump Coefficients and a Moving Interface" (2019). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 3666.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/15778525

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