Geomechanics and Engineering A
Volume 15, Number 6, 2018, pages 1161-1171
DOI: 10.12989/gae.2018.15.6.1161
The establishment of IB-SEM numerical method and verification of fluid-solid interaction
Jing Wang, Shu-cai Li, Xuerui Mao, Li-ping Li, Shao-shuai Shi and Zong-qing Zhou
Abstract
The interaction between particles and fluid was investigated by IB-SEM numerical method which is a combination of combing the spectral/hp element method and the rigid immersed boundary method. The accuracy of this numerical method was verified based on the computed results with the traditional body-fitted mesh in numerical simulation of the flow through the cylinder. Then the governing equations of particles motion and contact in fluid are constructed. The movement of the particles and the interaction between the fluid and the particles are investigated. This method avoided the problem of low computational efficiency and error caused by the re-division of the grid when the solids moved. Finally, the movement simulation of multi particles in the fluid was carried out, which can provide a completely new numerical simulation method.
Key Words
the spectral/hp element method; the rigid immersed boundary method; flow through the cylinder; movement simulation of multi particles
Address
Jing Wang, Shu-cai Li, Li-ping Li, Shao-shuai Shi and Zong-qing Zhou: Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, Shandong, China
Xuerui Mao: State Key Lab of Subtropical Building Science, South China University Of Technology, Guangzhou 510005, Guangdong, China