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ICCM2016: Implementation of the Parareal Algorithm to Optimize Nanoparticle Transport in Porous Media Simulations

Akhil Waghmare

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA

E-mail Address: awaghmare@college.harvard.edu

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Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA

E-mail Address: pseshaiy@gmu.edu

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Special Issue: ICCM2016, Part 1; Guest Editor: Raj Das

Abstract

This research study aims to conduct the analysis and implementation of efficient algorithms for simulations of micro and nanoparticle transport models in porous media, coupled with the Darcy–Forchheimer fluid model, modified to include electromagnetic effects. The schemes developed were implemented via a parallel infrastructure for benchmark problems with a flexible algorithm that is efficient, robust, and stable. These improvements in the reliability and efficiency of simulations of nanoparticle transport in porous media contribute to the creation of an efficient method to counteract the contaminants in groundwater, and ultimately increase the availability of clean drinking water.

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