TY - JOUR T1 - $L^∞$-Error Estimates and Superconvergence in Maximum Norm of Mixed Finite Element Methods for NonFickian Flows in Porous Media JO - International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling VL - 3 SP - 301 EP - 328 PY - 2005 DA - 2005/02 SN - 2 DO - http://doi.org/ UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/ijnam/933.html KW - nonFickian flow, mixed finite element methods, the mixed Ritz-Volterra projection, Green's functions, error estimates and superconvergence. AB -

On the basis of the estimates for the regularized Green's functions with memory terms, optimal order $L^∞$-error estimates are established for the nonFickian flow of fluid in porous media by means of a mixed Ritz-Volterra projection. Moreover, local $L^∞$-superconvergence estimates for the velocity along the Gauss lines and for the pressure at the Gauss points are derived for the mixed finite element method, and global $L^∞$-superconvergence estimates for the velocity and the pressure are also investigated by virtue of an interpolation post-processing technique. Meanwhile, some useful a-posteriori error estimators are presented for this mixed finite element method.