A strongly coupled finite volume-finite element fluid-structure interaction (FSI) scheme is developed. Both an edge-based finite volume and Galerkin finite element scheme are implemented and evaluated for modelling the mechanics of solids. The governing equations are formulated in a total Lagrangian configuration and large non-linear deformations are accounted for. An implicit matrix-free second-order accurate dual-time-stepping scheme is employed. The higher-order finite element scheme displays the most desirable results and is coupled with an in-house fluid-flow solver. The developed technology is evaluated on representative strongly coupled fluid-structure interaction test problems.
Reference:
Suliman, R, Oxtoby, O, Malan, AG. 2011. Development of strongly coupled FSI technology involving thin walled structures. Second African Conference on Computational Mechanics: An International Conference (AfriCOMP11), University of Cape Town, 5-8 January 2011, pp. 3
Suliman, R., Oxtoby, O. F., Malan, A., & Kok, S. (2011). Development of strongly coupled FSI technology involving thin walled structures. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5065
Suliman, Ridhwaan, Oliver F Oxtoby, AG Malan, and S Kok. "Development of strongly coupled FSI technology involving thin walled structures." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5065
Suliman R, Oxtoby OF, Malan A, Kok S, Development of strongly coupled FSI technology involving thin walled structures; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5065 .
