Variational analysis for simulating free-surface flows in a porous medium

A variational formulation has been developed to solve a parabolic partial differential equation describing free-surface flows in a porous medium. The variational finite element method is used to obtain a discrete form of equations for a two-dimensional domain. The matrix characteristics and the sta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shabbir Ahmed, Charles Collins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110757X03301147