Application of implicit sub-time stepping to simulate flow and transport in fractured porous media |
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Authors: | Y.-J. Park E.A. Sudicky S. Panday J.F. Sykes V. Guvanasen |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada;2. Geomatrix Consultants Inc., Herndon, VA, USA;3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada;4. HydroGeologic Inc., Reston, VA, USA |
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Abstract: | In general, the accuracy of numerical simulations is determined by spatial and temporal discretization levels. In fractured porous media, the time step size is a key factor in controlling the solution accuracy for a given spatial discretization. If the time step size is restricted by the relatively rapid responses in the fracture domain to maintain an acceptable level of accuracy in the entire simulation domain, the matrix tends to be temporally over-discretized. Implicit sub-time stepping applies smaller sub-time steps only to the sub-domain where the accuracy requirements are less tolerant and is most suitable for problems where the response is high in only a small portion of the domain, such as within and near the fractures in fractured porous media. It is demonstrated with illustrative examples that implicit sub-time stepping can significantly improve the simulation efficiency with minimal loss in accuracy when simulating flow and transport in fractured porous media. The methodology is successfully applied to density-dependent flow and transport simulations in a Canadian Shield environment, where the flow and transport is dominated by discrete, highly conductive fracture zones. |
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Keywords: | Fractured porous media Numerical methods Transient simulation Sub-time stepping |
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