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stability of a FEM solution to NS equations

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I'm looking for a numerical stability and error estimation of a finite element approximation of Navier-Stokes equations (with combustion). I define variables and operators on a domain that has both space and time axes (Ω = Ωs x [0,tmax]), so the transport equation looks generally like this

 

div ( u [ v; 1 ] - D [ 8ec321ae33d7e4131e8e6c69e19fa10f.pngsu; 0 ] ) = Q,

 

where u is either density (of one of the species), velocity, temperature or pressure; v is velocity; D is diffusion coefficient; 8ec321ae33d7e4131e8e6c69e19fa10f.pngs is gradient over the space domain Ωs; and Q is either reaction rate, pressure gradient plus buoyancy force (-8ec321ae33d7e4131e8e6c69e19fa10f.pngsp + fb), energy release or 0.

 

The approximation scheme is

 

ui = Σj<i ( D ( dij-1 - di.-1) - [ vj; 1 ] . ( xj - xi ) / dij ) wij uj

 

where ui is a value in the i-th mesh node; dij = ||xj - xi||; di.-1= Σj<i wij / dij; Σj<i wij = 1; and xi is a mesh node in Ω. Mesh nodes are sorted by time, so t(xi) > t(xj) => i > j.

 

It is a bit difficult to define stability in this case, but the following condition seems reasonable

 

lim i -> ( ui - Σj<i ujwij ) = 0,

 

which implies

 

lim i ->D ( dij-1 - di.-1) - [ vj; 1 ] . ( xj - xi ) / dij = 1.

 

It should also be true that for each j > 0

 

Σi>j ( D ( dij-1 - di.-1) - [ vj; 1 ] . ( xj - xi ) / dij ) wij = 1

 

Any idea how to verify those conditions?

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