Abstract
A stabilised Galerkin finite element method for the advection-diffusion
and incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is presented which inherits
features of both discontinuous and continuous Galerkin methods. The
problem of interest is posed element-wise with weakly imposed Dirichlet
boundary conditions. The Dirichlet boundary condition is supplied
by a function on element boundaries which is determined such that
weak continuity of the flux is assured. The approach allows the natural
incorporation of upwinding at element boundaries, which is typical
of discontinuous Galerkin methods, while retaining the same number
of global degrees of freedom as for a continuous Galerkin method.
The formulation also stabilises mixed incompressible problems which
use equal-order interpolations. For linear elements, only minor modifications
are required to existing continuous finite element codes, and the
link to other stabilised methods is elaborated. The method is supported
by a range of numerical examples, which demonstrate stability with
minimal numerical dissipation.
Users
Please
log in to take part in the discussion (add own reviews or comments).