Multiscale Galerkin approximation scheme for a system of quasilinear parabolic equations

Ekeoma R. Ijioma; Stephen E. Moore

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Multiscale Galerkin approximation scheme for a system of quasilinear parabolic equations

Ekeoma R. Ijioma·Stephen E. Moore

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We discuss a multiscale Galerkin approximation scheme for a system of coupled quasilinear parabolic equations. These equations arise from the upscaling of a pore scale filtration combustion model under the assumptions of large Damkh\"oler number and small P\'eclet number. The upscaled model consists of a heat diffusion equation and a mass diffusion equation in the bulk of a macroscopic domain. The associated diffusion tensors are bivariate functions of temperature and concentration and provide the necessary coupling conditions to elliptic-type cell problems. These cell problems are characterized by a reaction-diffusion phenomenon with nonlinear reactions of Arrhenius type at a gas-solid interface. We discuss the wellposedness of the quasilinear system and establish uniform estimates for the finite dimensional approximations. Based on these estimates, the convergence of the approximating sequence is proved. The results of numerical simulations demonstrate, in suitable temperature regimes, the potential of solutions of the upscaled model to mimic those from porous media combustion. Moreover, distinctions are made between the effects of the microscopic reaction-diffusion processes on the macroscopic system of equations and a purely diffusion system.

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Ekeoma R. Ijioma, Stephen E. Moore. 2018-04-05. Multiscale Galerkin approximation scheme for a system of quasilinear parabolic equations. https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.01659

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