An inverse source problem for convective Brinkman-Forchheimer equations with the final overdetermination

Abstract

In this paper, we examine an inverse problem for the following convective Brinkman-Forchheimer (CBF) equations or damped Navier-Stokes equations:on a torus T d , d = 2, 3. The inverse problem under consideration consists of determining the vector-valued velocity function v, the pressure gradient ∇p and the vector-valued forcing function f . Using the Tikhonov fixed point theorem, we prove the existence of a solution for the inverse problem for 2D and 3D CBF equations with the final overdetermination data for the divergence-free initial data in the energy space L 2 (T d ). A concrete example is also provided to validate the obtained result. Moreover, we overcome the technical difficulties while proving the uniqueness and Hölder type stability results by using the regularity results available for the direct problem for CBF equations. The well-posedness results hold for r ≥ 1 in two dimensions and for r ≥ 3 in three dimensions for appropriate values of α, µ and β. The nonlinear damping term |v| r−1 v plays a crucial role in obtaining the required results. In the case of supercritical growth (r > 3), we obtain better results than that are available in the literature for 2D Navier-Stokes equations.1. Introduction. The convective Brinkman-Forchheimer (CBF) equations characterize the motion of incompressible fluid flows in a saturated porous medium (cf. [5,12]). The major objective of this work is to examine the well-posedness of an inverse problem to CBF equations with periodic boundary conditions for the divergence-free initial data in the energy space L 2 (T d ).1.1. The mathematical model and the direct problem. Let L > 0 and3, be the d-dimensional torus. We consider the following CBF equations on the torus T d :