Finite Element Analysis for the Stationary Navier–Stokes Equations with Mixed Boundary Conditions
Abstract
This paper studies the stationary incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with mixed boundary conditions using a velocity-pressure finite element formulation. We first establish a variational framework and prove existence of solutions under suitable regularity assumptions, followed by a Galerkin discretization with error estimates. Three iterative algorithms (the Stokes, Newton, and Oseen schemes) are then analyzed, with stability conditions and error bounds derived for each. Numerical experiments confirm the theoretical results: all methods achieve second-order convergence for velocity and pressure. Among the three schemes, the Newton iteration is the most efficient in terms of computational time, while the Oseen iteration exhibits the strongest robustness with respect to decreasing viscosity coefficients.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
Navier-Stokes equation solutions
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Mathematics
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 333–333
- Publication date
- 19 January 2026
- Language
- EN