A comparison of multiscale methods for elliptic problems in porous media flow |
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| Authors: | Vegard Kippe Jørg E Aarnes Knut-Andreas Lie |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Applied Mathematics, SINTEF ICT, Blindern, P.O. Box 124, 0314 Oslo, Norway;(2) Present address: StatoilHydro Research Centre, Arkitekt Ebbells vei 10, 7005 Trondheim, Norway |
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| Abstract: | We review and perform comparison studies for three recent multiscale methods for solving elliptic problems in porous media
flow; the multiscale mixed finite-element method, the numerical subgrid upscaling method, and the multiscale finite-volume
method. These methods are based on a hierarchical strategy, where the global flow equations are solved on a coarsened mesh
only. However, for each method, the discrete formulation of the partial differential equations on the coarse mesh is designed
in a particular fashion to account for the impact of heterogeneous subgrid structures of the porous medium. The three multiscale
methods produce solutions that are mass conservative on the underlying fine mesh. The methods may therefore be viewed as efficient,
approximate fine-scale solvers, i.e., as an inexpensive alternative to solving the elliptic problem on the fine mesh. In addition,
the methods may be utilized as an alternative to upscaling, as they generate mass-conservative solutions on the coarse mesh.
We therefore choose to also compare the multiscale methods with a state-of-the-art upscaling method – the adaptive local–global
upscaling method, which may be viewed as a multiscale method when coupled with a mass-conservative downscaling procedure.
We investigate the properties of all four methods through a series of numerical experiments designed to reveal differences
with regard to accuracy and robustness. The numerical experiments reveal particular problems with some of the methods, and
these will be discussed in detail along with possible solutions. Next, we comment on implementational aspects and perform
a simple analysis and comparison of the computational costs associated with each of the methods. Finally, we apply the three
multiscale methods to a dynamic two-phase flow case and demonstrate that high efficiency and accurate results can be obtained
when the subgrid computations are made part of a preprocessing step and not updated, or updated infrequently, throughout the
simulation.
The research is funded by the Research Council of Norway under grant nos. 152732 and 158908. |
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| Keywords: | Porous media flow Multiscale methods Upscaling Numerical comparisons |
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