RT Journal Article ID 7185d4387ae9385d A1 Wojciechowski, Keith J. A1 Chen, Jinhai A1 Schreyer-Bennethum, Lynn A1 Sandberg, Kristian T1 WELL-POSEDNESS AND NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF A NONLINEAR VOLTERRA PARTIAL INTEGRO-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION MODELING A SWELLING POROUS MATERIAL JF Journal of Porous Media JO JPM YR 2014 FD 2014-10-16 VO 17 IS 9 SP 763 OP 784 K1 Volterra partial integro-differential equations K1 pseudospectral methods K1 swelling porous materials K1 well-posedness K1 viscoelasticity AB We mathematically analyze an initial-boundary value problem that involves a nonlinear Volterra partial integro-differential equation derived using hybrid mixture theory and used to model swelling porous materials where the application is an immersed, porous cylindrical material imbibing fluid through its exterior boundary. The model is written as an initial-boundary value problem and we establish well-posedness and numerically solve it using a novel approach to constructing pseudospectral differentiation matrices in a polar geometry. Numerical results are obtained and interpretations are provided for a small variety of diffusion and permeability coefficients and parameters to simulate the model's behavior and to demonstrate its viability as a model for swelling porous materials exhibiting viscoelastic behavior. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/49dcde6d4c0809db,69cb9f9c2a8eb0bd,7185d4387ae9385d.html