A priori and a posteriori estimates for solving one evolutionary inverse problem

Abstract

This article considers an initial-boundary value problem for a system of parabolic equations, which arises when studying the flow of a binary mixture in a horizontal channel with walls heated non-uniformly. The problem was reduced to a sequence of initial-boundary value problems with Dirichlet or Neumann conditions. Among them, an inverse problem with a non-local overdetermination condition was distinguished. The solution was constructed using the Fourier method and validated as classical. The behavior of the non-stationary solution at large times was discussed. It was shown that certain functions within the solution tend to their stationary analogs exponentially at large times. For some functions, only boundedness was proved. The problem and its solution are relevant for modeling the thermal modes associated with the separation of liquid mixtures.

Keywords

• equation of convective heat and mass transfer
• non-classical boundary value problem
• non-stationary solution
• a priori estimate
• boundedness