| Abstract: | In this paper, a fairly simple 3D immersed interface method based on the
CG-Uzawa type method and the level set representation of the interface is employed
for solving three-dimensional Stokes flow with singular forces along the interface. The
method is to apply the Taylor's expansions only along the normal direction and incorporate the jump conditions up to the second normal derivatives into the finite difference schemes. A second order geometric iteration algorithm is employed for computing orthogonal projections on the surface with third-order accuracy. The Stokes
equations are discretized involving the correction terms on staggered grids and then
solved by the conjugate gradient Uzawa type method. The major advantages of the
present method are the special simplicity, the ability in handling the Dirichlet boundary conditions, and no need of the pressure boundary condition. The method can
also preserve the volume conservation and the discrete divergence free condition very
well. The numerical results show that the proposed method is second order accurate
and efficient. |
