Parameter-robust discretization and preconditioning of Biot's consolidation model

JJ Lee, KA Mardal, R Winther - SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 2017 - SIAM
Biot's consolidation model in poroelasticity has a number of applications in science,
medicine, and engineering. The model depends on various parameters, and in practical …

Linear solvers for reservoir simulation problems: An overview and recent developments

S Nardean, M Ferronato, A Abushaikha - Archives of Computational …, 2022 - Springer
Linear solvers for reservoir simulation applications are the objective of this review.
Specifically, we focus on techniques for Fully Implicit (FI) solution methods, in which the set …

Parameter-robust stability of classical three-field formulation of Biot's consolidation model

Q Hong, J Kraus - arxiv preprint arxiv:1706.00724, 2017 - arxiv.org
This paper is devoted to the stability analysis of a classical three-field formulation of Biot's
consolidation model where the unknown variables are the displacements, fluid flux (Darcy …

Scalable algorithms for three-field mixed finite element coupled poromechanics

N Castelletto, JA White, M Ferronato - Journal of Computational Physics, 2016 - Elsevier
We introduce a class of block preconditioners for accelerating the iterative solution of
coupled poromechanics equations based on a three-field formulation. The use of a …

Conservative discretizations and parameter‐robust preconditioners for Biot and multiple‐network flux‐based poroelasticity models

Q Hong, J Kraus, M Lymbery… - Numerical Linear Algebra …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The parameters in the governing system of partial differential equations of multiple‐network
poroelasticity models typically vary over several orders of magnitude, making its stable …

[HTML][HTML] Splitting schemes for poroelasticity and thermoelasticity problems

AE Kolesov, PN Vabishchevich… - Computers & Mathematics …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this work, we consider the coupled systems of linear unsteady partial differential
equations, which arise in the modelling of poroelasticity processes. Stability estimates of …

[HTML][HTML] A novel block non-symmetric preconditioner for mixed-hybrid finite-element-based Darcy flow simulations

S Nardean, M Ferronato, AS Abushaikha - Journal of Computational …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we propose a novel block preconditioner, labeled Explicit Decoupling Factor
Approximation (EDFA), to accelerate the convergence of Krylov subspace solvers used to …

Efficient solvers for hybridized three-field mixed finite element coupled poromechanics

M Frigo, N Castelletto, M Ferronato, JA White - Computers & Mathematics …, 2021 - Elsevier
We consider a mixed hybrid finite element formulation for coupled poromechanics. A
stabilization strategy based on a macro-element approach is advanced to eliminate the …

A reverse augmented constraint preconditioner for Lagrange multiplier methods in contact mechanics

A Franceschini, M Ferronato, M Frigo… - Computer Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Frictional contact is one of the most challenging problems in computational mechanics.
Typically, it is a tough non-linear problem often requiring several Newton iterations to …

Weakly imposed symmetry and robust preconditioners for Biot's consolidation model

T Bærland, JJ Lee, KA Mardal… - Computational Methods in …, 2017 - degruyter.com
We discuss the construction of robust preconditioners for finite element approximations of
Biot's consolidation model in poroelasticity. More precisely, we study finite element methods …