A unified approach to monolithic solid-fluid coupling of sub-grid and more resolved solids

Autor: Ronald Fedkiw, David A. B. Hyde
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Computational Physics. 390:490-526
ISSN: 0021-9991
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2019.03.049
Popis: We present a novel numerical approach to monolithic two-way fluid-structure interaction. Our formulation applies to both sub-grid solids that may be significantly smaller than a single computational grid cell as well as more resolved solid bodies. Importantly, we remove the non-physical ansatz of velocity equilibration for sub-grid bodies, allowing for physically accurate behavior even though the boundary layer is drastically under-resolved or typically even completely absent. Instead, we obtain closure by incorporating a physical model for drag. Our coupling system has numerically advantageous properties, including symmetric positive-definiteness, and is extensible to various interpolation schemes, enabling it to capture the exact solution in the case of neutral buoyancy. We provide a number of numerical examples illuminating the advantages and limitations of our approach. We close with remarks about future possibilities for pursuing advanced sub-grid modeling as well as incorporating machine learning techniques into drag modeling.
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