PDE coupling on two meshes

General Discussion
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Hello,

I am studying the coupling of the bidomain equations (on a 2D finite element mesh ThB corresponding ) with a Laplace equation (on a 2D finite element mesh ThL). However I am faced with the following boundary conditions :

  • Dirichlet BC : on the common edge between ThB and ThL I have uB = uL. Where uB is one of the two unkwown the bidomain equation and uL the unknown in the Laplace equation. However, the common edge is not conformal. Should I do an interpolation on this border ? I cheated by considering a little overlapping which leads to a much more satisfactory approximation.

  • Neumann BC: on the same common edge, I have \nabla uB \cdot nB = -\nabla uL \cdot nL where nL (resp. nB) is the unit vector normal to ThL (resp. ThB). I then considered :

     int1d(ThB,neumannBC) ((dx(uL)*N.x+dy(uL)*N.y)*vh)

    in the bidomain problem and

        int1d(ThL,neumannBC)((dx(uB)*N.x+dy(uB)*N.y)*vh)

    for the Laplace equation.
    However, it seems to not work correctly. Did I miss something in the consideration of the Neumann conditions?

Thanks a lot !