scholarly journals THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM): AN APPLICATION TO FLUID MECHANICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
L. A. Toro ◽  
C. A. Cardona ◽  
Yu. A. Pisarenko ◽  
A. V. Frolkova
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Analytical Solution ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Element Method

In this paper the finite element method (FEM) is used to solve three problems that are of the paramount importance in Chemical Engineering. The first problem is related with the bidimensional flow of an ideal fluid around a cylindrical body, and the objective is to determine the velocity distribution of the flow. To model the flow, the potential formulation is used to obtain an analytical solution, and then, the approximated solution obtained by using FEM is compared with the analytical solution. From this comparison, it is deduced that both solutions have a good agreement. The second problem is the calculation of the temperature profile in a two-dimensional body with specified boundary conditions. This problem is modeled by the two-dimensional Laplace equation, and from the problem data and using variables separation, an analytical solution was obtained. Then, FEM was used to obtain an approximate solution and compared with analytical ones. Besides, from this comparison, it is concluded that both solutions agree. Finally, in the third problem the temperature distribution in a bidimensional body with internal heat generation is studied. This problem is modeled by Poisson equation in two dimensions, but due to the boundary conditions and the complications that arise by adding some heat sources in the final FEM discretization, the problem does not have an analytical solution. However, the analysis of FEM solution indicates that this solution is correct.

Physical statement of the problem for a numerical model of soil freezing and heaving taking into account heat and mass transfer

2021 ◽  
pp. 244-256
Author(s):  
Виктор Григорьевич Чеверев ◽  
Евгений Викторович Сафронов ◽  
Алексей Александрович Коротков ◽  
Александр Сергеевич Чернятин
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Heat And Mass Transfer ◽  
Soil Freezing ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Freezing Front ◽  
Element Method

Существуют два основных подхода решения задачи тепломассопереноса при численном моделировании промерзания грунтов: 1) решение методом конечных разностей с учетом граничных условий (границей, например, является фронт промерзания); 2) решение методом конечных элементов без учета границ модели. Оба подхода имеют существенные недостатки, что оставляет проблему решения задачи для численной модели промерзания грунтов острой и актуальной. В данной работе представлена физическая постановка промерзания, которая позволяет создать численную модель, базирующуюся на решении методом конечных элементов, но при этом отражающую ход фронта промерзания - то есть модель, в которой объединены оба подхода к решению задачи промерзания грунтов. Для подтверждения корректности модели был проделан ряд экспериментов по физическому моделированию промерзания модельного грунта и выполнен сравнительный анализ полученных экспериментальных данных и результатов расчетов на базе представленной численной модели с такими же граничными условиями, как в экспериментах. There are two basic approaches to solving the problem of heat and mass transfer in the numerical modeling of soil freezing: 1) using the finite difference method taking into account boundary conditions (the boundary, for example, is the freezing front); 2) using the finite element method without consideration of model boundaries. Both approaches have significant drawbacks, which leaves the issue of solving the problem for the numerical model of soil freezing acute and up-to-date. This article provides the physical setting of freezing that allows us to create a numerical model based on the solution by the finite element method, but at the same time reflecting the route of the freezing front, i.e. the model that combines both approaches to solving the problem of soil freezing. In order to confirm the correctness of the model, a number of experiments on physical modeling of model soil freezing have been performed, and a comparative analysis of the experimental data obtained and the calculation results based on the provided numerical model with the same boundary conditions as in the experiments was performed.

scholarly journals Calculation of the goffered multilayered composite cylindrical shells by using the finite element method

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-128
Author(s):  
Pham Thi Toan
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Multilayered Composite ◽  
Internal Forces ◽  
External Loads ◽  
Element Method ◽  
Composite Cylindrical Shells

In the present paper, the goffered multilayered composite cylindrical shells is directly calculated by finite element method. Numerical results on displacements, internal forces and moments are obtained for various kinds of external loads and different boundary conditions.

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