A theoretical framework for discontinuity capturing: Joining variational multiscale analysis and variation entropy theory

In this paper we show that the variational multiscale method together with the variation entropy concept form the underlying theoretical framework of discontinuity capturing. The variation entropy [M.F.P. ten Eikelder and I. Akkerman, Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 355 (2019) 261-283] is the recently introduced concept that equips total...

The role of continuity in residual-based variational multiscale modeling of turbulence

This paper examines the role of continuity of the basis in the computation of turbulent flows. We compare standard finite elements and non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS) discretizations that are employed in Isogeometric Analysis (Hughes et al. in Comput Methods Appl Mech Eng, 194:4135–4195, 2005). We make use of quadratic discretizations...