An unfitted finite element method for two-phase Stokes problems with slip between phases

01/24/2021
by   Maxim Olshanskii, et al.
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We present an isoparametric unfitted finite element approach of the CutFEM or Nitsche-XFEM family for the simulation of two-phase Stokes problems with slip between phases. For the unfitted generalized Taylor–Hood finite element pair 𝐏_k+1-P_k, k≥1, we show an inf-sup stability property with a stability constant that is independent of the viscosity ratio, slip coefficient, position of the interface with respect to the background mesh and, of course, mesh size. In addition, we prove stability and optimal error estimates that follow from this inf-sup property. We provide numerical results in two and three dimensions to corroborate the theoretical findings and demonstrate the robustness of our approach with respect to the contrast in viscosity, slip coefficient value, and position of the interface relative to the fixed computational mesh.

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