Nonconforming Finite Elements Based on Nitsche-Type Mortaring for Inhomogeneous Wave Equation

Abstract

We propose the nonconforming Finite Element (FE) method based on Nitsche-type mortaring for efficiently solving the inhomogeneous wave equation, where due to the change of material properties the wavelength in the subdomains strongly differs. Therewith, we gain the flexibility to choose for each subdomain an optimal grid. The proposed method fulfills the physical conditions along the nonconforming interfaces, namely the continuity of the acoustic pressure and the normal component of the acoustic particle velocity. We apply the nonconforming grid method to the computation of transmission loss (TL) of an expansion chamber utilizing micro-perforated panels (MPPs), which are modeled by a homogenization approach via a complex fluid. The results clearly demonstrate the superiority of the nonconforming FE method over the standard FE method concerning preprocessing, mesh generation flexibility and computational time.