Underworld

a long term geodynamics simulation platform

Underworld Magma Isoviscous McKenzie Benchmark - Equations

The advection equation for the porosity field:

For incompressible materials and Darcy flow which includes dynamic pressure as described in the momentum equation):

Continuity equation, which allows for mass flux in proportion to the compressibility:

Porosity-driven Stokes equation:

This problem is solved with corner flow Dirichlet boundary conditions for velocity, a depth-dependent initial porosity field, and zero porosity and pressure along the bottom boundary.


-- Wendy Mason - 20 October 2010
-- Dave Lee - 20 October 2010