scholarly journals A non-symmetric coupling of the finite volume method and the boundary element method

2016 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 895-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Erath ◽  
Günther Of ◽  
Francisco-Javier Sayas
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Element Method

Kinematic simulation of dynamo action by a hybrid boundary-element/finite-volume method

2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Giesecke ◽  
F. Stefani ◽  
G. Gerbeth
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element ◽  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Dynamo Action ◽  
Kinematic Simulation ◽  
Volume Method

Dynamic Response of Underwater Structures Subject to Impact Loads

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingyu Sun ◽  
Weiwei Chen ◽  
Xiaojie Wang ◽  
Ning Kang ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Impact Loads ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Energy Absorber ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Element Method

The present paper studied the dynamic response of an underwater system with its navigation plate rotated relative to the main body until it was blocked by an energy absorber. In this process, the relation between fluid-driving moment and speed of main body, as well as the relation between rotation angle of the plate and design parameters of absorber, was investigated through combined finite element method and finite volume method. Before the plate contacted with the energy absorber, it was modeled by linear elastic material, the movement process was solved by finite volume method with dynamic boundary. When the plate started to contact and crash with the absorber, it was modeled by elastic-plastic material, and the interaction of fluid-structure coupling was simulated by explicit finite element method in LSDYNA and finite volume method in FLUENT. The two-way data exchange on the interface between fluid and structure was carried out through equivalent force and moment on each patch of the interface. In addition, the simulation accuracy on large plastic deformation of absorber was verified through a group of drop hammer experiments. After the energy absorber was crushed to ultimate shape, the open angle of plate reached the maximum value and the plate kept relative static to the rigid body. The maximum structural stress and deformation, the opening time and angle of the plate were evaluated by numerical method. It is demonstrated that the proposed method can effectively predict the dynamic response of underwater system under impact loads, and both the absorption capability of the block and the speed of moving body affect the dynamic response history and structural safety.

On efficiency and effectiveness of finite volume method for thermal analysis of selective laser melting

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 2155-2175
Author(s):  
Jin Wang ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
Jing Shi
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Analysis ◽  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fast Prediction ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Element Method

Purpose Selective laser melting (SLM) is a major additive manufacturing (AM) process in which laser beams are used as the heat source to melt and deposit metals in a layerwise fashion to enable the construction of components of arbitrary complexity. The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for accurate and fast prediction of the temperature distribution during the SLM process. Design/methodology/approach A fast computation tool is proposed for thermal analysis of the SLM process. It is based on the finite volume method (FVM) and the quiet element method to allow the development of customized functionalities at the source level. The results obtained from the proposed FVM approach are compared against those obtained from the finite element method (FEM) using a well-established commercial software, in terms of accuracy and efficiency. Findings The results show that for simulating the SLM deposition of a cubic block with 81,000, 189,000 and 297,000 cells, the computation takes about 767, 3,041 and 7,054 min, respectively, with the FEM approach; while 174, 679 and 1,630 min with the FVM code. This represents a speedup of around 4.4x. Meanwhile, the average temperature difference between the two is below 6%, indicating good agreement between them. Originality/value The thermal field for the multi-track and multi-layer SLM process is for the first time computed by the FVM approach. This pioneering work on comparing FVM and FEM for SLM applications implies that a fast and simple computing tool for thermal analysis of the SLM process is within the reach, and it delivers comparable accuracy with significantly higher computational efficiency. The research results lay the foundation for a potentially cost-effective tool for investigating the fundamental microstructure evolution, and also optimizing the process parameters in the SLM process.

Numerical Solution of Multidimensional Compressible Flow by High Order Nodal Discontinuous Galerkin Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 392 ◽  
pp. 100-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fareed Ahmed ◽  
Faheem Ahmed ◽  
Yong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Numerical Solution ◽  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Discontinuous Galerkin ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
High Order ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Element Method

In this paper we present a robust, high order method for numerical solution of multidimensional compressible inviscid flow equations. Our scheme is based on Nodal Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Method (NDG-FEM). This method utilizes the favorable features of Finite Volume Method (FVM) and Finite Element Method (FEM). In this method, space discretization is carried out by finite element discontinuous approximations. The resulting semi discrete differential equations were solved using explicit Runge-Kutta (ERK) method. In order to compute fluxes at element interfaces, we have used Roe Approximate scheme. In this article, we demonstrate the use of exponential filter to remove Gibbs oscillations near the shock waves. Numerical predictions for two dimensional compressible fluid flows are presented here. The solution was obtained with overall order of accuracy of 3. The numerical results obtained are compared with experimental and finite volume method results.

scholarly journals Code-to-code verification for thermal models of melting and solidification in a metal alloy: comparisons between a Finite Volume Method and a Finite Element Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
Anna M. V. Harley ◽  
Sagar H. Nikam ◽  
Hao Wu ◽  
Justin Quinn ◽  
Shaun McFadden
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Code Verification ◽  
Thermal Models ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Melting And Solidification ◽  
Element Method

Abstract. Verification, the process of checking a modelling output against a known reference model, is an important step in model development for the simulation of manufacturing processes. This manuscript provides details of a code-to-code verification between two thermal models used for simulating the melting and solidification processes in a 316 L stainless steel alloy: one model was developed using a non-commercial code and the Finite Volume Method (FVM) and the other used a commercial Finite Element Method (FEM) code available within COMSOL Multiphysics®. The application involved the transient case of heat-transfer from a point heat source into one end of a cylindrical sample geometry, thus melting and then re-solidifying the sample in a way similar to an autogenous welding process in metal fabrication. Temperature dependent material properties and progressive latent heat evolution through the freezing range of the alloy were included in the model. Both models were tested for mesh independency, permitting meaningful comparisons between thermal histories, temperature profiles and maximum temperature along the length of the cylindrical rod and melt pool depth. Acceptable agreement between the results obtained by the non-commercial and commercial models was achieved. This confidence building step will allow for further development of point-source heat models, which has a wide variety of applications in manufacturing processes.

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