Homogenization of the Navier-Stokes equations in perforated domains in the inviscid limit

Richard M. Höfer

Published 2022-09-13Version 1

We study the solution $u_\varepsilon$ to the Navier-Stokes equations in $\mathbb R^3$ perforated by small particles centered at $(\varepsilon \mathbb Z)^3$ with no-slip boundary conditions at the particles. We study the behavior of $u_\varepsilon$ for small $\varepsilon$, depending on the diameter $\varepsilon^\alpha$, $\alpha > 1$, of the particles and the viscosity $\varepsilon^\gamma$, $\gamma > 0$, of the fluid. We prove quantitative convergence results for $u_\varepsilon$ in all regimes when the local Reynolds number at the particles is negligible. Then, the particles approximately exert a linear friction force on the fluid. The obtained effective macroscopic equations depend on the order of magnitude of the collective friction. We obtain a) the Euler-Brinkman equations in the critical regime, b) the Euler equations in the subcritical regime and c) Darcy's law in the supercritical regime.