Performance of nonconforming spectral element method for Stokes problems

Abstract: In this paper, we study the performance of the non-conforming least-squares spectral element method for Stokes problem. Generalized Stokes problem has been considered and the method is shown to be exponential accurate. The numerical method is nonconforming and higher order spectral element functions are used. The same order spectral element functions are used for both velocity and pressure variables. The normal equations in the least-squares formulation are solved efficiently using preconditioned conjugate gradient method. Various test cases are considered including the Stokes problem on curvilinear domains, Stokes problem with mixed boundary conditions and a generalized stokes problem in \mathbb{R}^{3} to verify the accuracy of the method.