Finite volume scheme for two-phase flows in heterogeneous porous media involving capillary pressure discontinuities
ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis - Modélisation Mathématique et Analyse Numérique, Volume 43 (2009) no. 5, p. 973-1001

We study a one-dimensional model for two-phase flows in heterogeneous media, in which the capillary pressure functions can be discontinuous with respect to space. We first give a model, leading to a system of degenerated nonlinear parabolic equations spatially coupled by nonlinear transmission conditions. We approximate the solution of our problem thanks to a monotonous finite volume scheme. The convergence of the underlying discrete solution to a weak solution when the discretization step tends to $0$ is then proven. We also show, under assumptions on the initial data, a uniform estimate on the flux, which is then used during the uniqueness proof. A density argument allows us to relax the assumptions on the initial data and to extend the existence-uniqueness frame to a family of solution obtained as limit of approximations. A numerical example is then given to illustrate the behavior of the model.

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1051/m2an/2009032
Classification:  35R05,  65M12
Keywords: capillarity discontinuities, degenerate parabolic equation, finite volume scheme
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Cancès, Clément. Finite volume scheme for two-phase flows in heterogeneous porous media involving capillary pressure discontinuities. ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis - Modélisation Mathématique et Analyse Numérique, Volume 43 (2009) no. 5, pp. 973-1001. doi : 10.1051/m2an/2009032. http://www.numdam.org/item/M2AN_2009__43_5_973_0/`

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