
In this paper, we present a mixed Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Method (GMsFEM) for solving flow in heterogeneous media. Our approach constructs multiscale basis functions following a GMsFEM framework and couples these basis functions using a mixed finite element method, which allows us to obtain a mass conservative velocity field. To construct multiscale basis functions for each coarse edge, we design a snapshot space that consists of fine-scale velocity fields supported in a union of two coarse regions that share the common interface. The snapshot vectors have zero Neumann boundary conditions on the outer boundaries and we prescribe their values on the common interface. We describe several spectral decompositions in the snapshot space motivated by the analysis. In the paper, we also study oversampling approaches that enhance the accuracy of mixed GMsFEM. A main idea of oversampling techniques is to introduce a small dimensional snapshot space. We present numerical results for two-phase flow and transport, without updating basis functions in time. Our numerical results show that one can achieve good accuracy with a few basis functions per coarse edge if one selects appropriate offline spaces.
two-phase flow, porous media, multiscale, FOS: Mathematics, Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs, mixed finite element, Mathematics - Numerical Analysis, Numerical Analysis (math.NA), Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs
two-phase flow, porous media, multiscale, FOS: Mathematics, Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs, mixed finite element, Mathematics - Numerical Analysis, Numerical Analysis (math.NA), Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs
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