F. Plouraboue et al., Generalized Lagrangian coordinates for transport and two-phase flows in heterogeneous anisotropic porous media, TRANS POR M, 44(2), 2001, pp. 281-304
We show how Lagrangian coordinates provide an effective representation of h
ow difficult non-linear, hyperbolic transport problems in porous media can
be dealt with. Recalling Lagrangian description first, we then derive some
basic but remarkable properties useful for the numerical computation of pro
jected transport operators. We furthermore introduce new generalized Lagran
gian coordinates with their application to the Darcy-Muskat two-phase flow
models. We show how these generalized Lagrangian coordinates can be constru
cted from the global mass conservation, and that they are related to the ex
istence of a global pressure previously defined in the literature about the
subject. The whole representation is developed in two or three dimensions
for numerical purposes, for isotropic or anisotropic heterogeneous porous m
edia.