FESTUNG: A MATLAB /GNU Octave toolbox for the discontinuous Galerkin method. Part IV: Generic problem framework and model-coupling interface

Abstract

This is the fourth installment in our series on implementing the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method as an open source MATLAB /GNU Octave toolbox. Similarly to its predecessors, this part presents new features for application developers employing DG methods and follows our strategy of relying on fully vectorized constructs and supplying a comprehensive documentation. The specific focus of the current work is the newly added generic problem implementation framework and the highly customizable model-coupling interface for multi-domain and multi-physics simulation tools based on this framework. The functionality of the coupling interface in the FESTUNG toolbox is illustrated using a two-way coupled free-surface / groundwater flow system as an example application.