A Unified Momentum Equation Approach for Computing Flow-Induced Stresses in Structures with Arbitrarily-Shaped Stationary Boundaries

A Unified Momentum Equation Approach for Computing Flow-Induced Stresses in Structures with Arbitrarily-Shaped Stationary Boundaries

Year:    2017

Author:    Haram Yeo, Hyungson Ki

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 22 (2017), Iss. 1 : pp. 39–63

Abstract

This article presents a novel monolithic numerical method for computing flow-induced stresses for problems involving arbitrarily-shaped stationary boundaries. A unified momentum equation for a continuum consisting of both fluids and solids is derived in terms of velocity by hybridizing the momentum equations of incompressible fluids and linear elastic solids. Discontinuities at the interface are smeared over a finite thickness around the interface using the signed distance function, and the resulting momentum equation implicitly takes care of the interfacial conditions without using a body-fitted grid. A finite volume approach is employed to discretize the obtained governing equations on a Cartesian grid. For validation purposes, this method has been applied to three examples, lid-driven cavity flow in a square cavity, lid-driven cavity flow in a circular cavity, and flow over a cylinder, where velocity and stress fields are simultaneously obtained for both fluids and structures. The simulation results agree well with the results found in the literature and the results obtained by COMSOL Multiphysics®.

You do not have full access to this article.

Already a Subscriber? Sign in as an individual or via your institution

Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.OA-2016-0035

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 22 (2017), Iss. 1 : pp. 39–63

Published online:    2017-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    25

Keywords:    Flow induced stress unified momentum equation monolithic approach smeared interface stationary boundary.

Author Details

Haram Yeo

Hyungson Ki

  1. A unified momentum equation approach for computing thermal residual stresses during melting and solidification

    Yeo, Haram | Ki, Hyungson

    Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 224 (2018), Iss. P.230

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2017.10.013 [Citations: 4]
  2. Unified momentum equation approach for fluid–structure interaction problems involving linear elastic structures

    Yeo, Haram | Ki, Hyungson

    Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 415 (2020), Iss. P.109482

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109482 [Citations: 3]
  3. Investigation of microstructure and residual stress development during laser surface melting of AH36 steel using 3-D fully coupled numerical model

    Yeo, Haram | Son, Myeonggyun | Ki, Hyungson

    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 197 (2022), Iss. P.123366

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.123366 [Citations: 10]