An Efficient Rescaling Algorithm for Simulating the Evolution of Multiple Elastically Stressed Precipitates

An Efficient Rescaling Algorithm for Simulating the Evolution of Multiple Elastically Stressed Precipitates

Year:    2013

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 14 (2013), Iss. 4 : pp. 940–959

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a space-time rescaling scheme for computing the long time evolution of multiple precipitates in an elastically stressed medium. The algorithm is second order accurate in time, spectrally accurate in space and enables one to simulate the evolution of precipitates in a fraction of the time normally used by fixed-frame algorithms. In particular, we extend the algorithm recently developed for single particle by Li et al. (Li, Lowengrub and Leo, J. Comput. Phys., 335 (2007), 554) to the multiple particle case, which involves key differences in the method. Our results show that without elasticity there are successive tip splitting phenomena accompanied by the formation of narrow channels between the precipitates. In presence of applied elastic field, the precipitates form dendrite-like structures with the primary arms aligned in the principal directions of the elastic field. We demonstrate that when the far-field flux decreases with the effective radius of the system, tip-splitting and dendrite formation can be suppressed, as in the one particle case. Depending on the initial position of the precipitates, we further observe that some precipitates grow while others may shrink, even when a positive far field flux is applied.

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.251012.271212a

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 14 (2013), Iss. 4 : pp. 940–959

Published online:    2013-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    20

Keywords:   

  1. A Kernel-Free Boundary Integral Method for 2-D Magnetostatics Analysis

    Jin, Zichao | Cao, Yue | Li, Shuwang | Ying, Wenjun | Krishnamurthy, Mahesh

    IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 59 (2023), Iss. 4 P.1

    https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2023.3247444 [Citations: 1]
  2. Pattern formation of the three-layer Saffman-Taylor problem in a radial Hele-Shaw cell

    Zhao, M. | Anjos, Pedro H. A. | Lowengrub, J. | Li, Shuwang

    Physical Review Fluids, Vol. 5 (2020), Iss. 12

    https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.124005 [Citations: 20]
  3. Sharp-interface problem of the Ohta-Kawasaki model for symmetric diblock copolymers

    Barua, Amlan K. | Chew, Ray | Li, Shuwang | Lowengrub, John | Münch, Andreas | Wagner, Barbara

    Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 481 (2023), Iss. P.112032

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2023.112032 [Citations: 1]
  4. Boundary integral simulations of boundary layers in linear viscoelastic flow

    Feng, Hualong | Barua, Amlan | Li, Shuwang | Li, Xiaofan

    Physics of Fluids, Vol. 35 (2023), Iss. 2

    https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0138344 [Citations: 1]
  5. An Efficient Adaptive Rescaling Scheme for Computing Moving Interface Problems

    Zhao, Meng | Ying, Wenjun | Lowengrub, John | Li, Shuwang

    Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 21 (2017), Iss. 3 P.679

    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.OA-2016-0040 [Citations: 14]