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Computing Fluid Flow without Grid Generation

  • Hui W.H.;Wu Z.N.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.29-32
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    • 2003
  • It is shown that using the unified coordiantes of Hui et al.[1 - 4], one can now compute fluid flow without prior grid generation. This represents a great saving of computing time.

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Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics for polymeric liquids: A status report

  • Leal, L.Gary;Oberhauser, James P.
    • Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-25
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, we review recent progress in the development of constitutive models for both dilute and entangled polymeric liquids. The status of recent applications of these models for fluid dynamics predictions is then discussed, as well as possible future research directions.

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Collection of dynamical systems with dimensional reduction as a multiscale method of modelling for mechanics of materials

  • Kaczmarek, Jaroslaw
    • Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-22
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    • 2010
  • In this paper one introduces a method of multiscale modelling called collection of dynamical systems with dimensional reduction. The method is suggested to be an appropriate approach to theoretical modelling of phenomena in mechanics of materials having in mind especially dynamics of processes. Within this method one formalizes scale of averaging of processes during modelling. To this end a collection of dynamical systems is distinguished within an elementary dynamical system. One introduces a dimensional reduction procedure which is designed to be a method of transition between various scales. In order to consider continuum models as obtained by means of the dimensional reduction one introduces continuum with finite-dimensional fields. Owing to geometrical elements associated with the elementary dynamical system we can formalize scale of averaging within continuum mechanics approach. In general presented here approach is viewed as a continuation of the rational mechanics.

Fluid Infiltration Effect on Breakdown Pressure in Laboratory Hydraulic Fracturing Tests

  • Diaz, Melvin B.;Jung, Sung Gyu;Lee, Gyung Won;Kim, Kwang Yeom
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.389-399
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    • 2022
  • Observations on the influence of the fluid infiltration on the breakdown pressure during laboratory hydraulic fracturing tests, along with an analysis of the applicability of the breakdown pressure prediction for cylindrical samples using Quasi-static and Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics approaches were carried out. These approaches consider fluid infiltration through the so-called radius of fluid infiltration or crack radius, a parameter that is not a material property. Two sets of tests under pressurization rate controlled and injection rate controlled tests were used to evaluate the applicability of these methods. The difficulty of the estimation of the radius of fluid infiltration was solved by back calculating this parameter from an initial set of tests, and later, the obtained relationships were used to predict breakdown pressures for a second set of tests. The results showed better predictions for the injection rate than for the pressurization rate tests, with average errors of 3.4% and 18.6%, respectively. The larger error was attributed to differences in the testing conditions for the pressurization rate tests, which had different applied vertical pressures. On the other hand, for the tests carried out under constant injection rate, the Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics solution reported lower errors compared to the Quasi-static solution, with values of 3% and 3.8%, respectively. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis illustrated the influence of the radius of fluid penetration or crack radius and the tensile strength on the breakdown pressure, suggesting a need for a careful estimation of these values. Then, the calculation of breakdown pressure considering fluid infiltration in cylindrical samples under triaxial conditions is possible, although larger data sets are desirable to validate and derive better relations.

Natural vibration characteristics of a clamped circular plate in contact with fluid

  • Jhung, Myung Jo;Choi, Young Hwan;Kim, Hho Jung;Jeong, Kyeong Hoon
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.169-184
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    • 2005
  • This study deals with the free vibration of a circular plate in contact with a fluid; submerged in fluid, beneath fluid or on fluid. An analytical method based on the finite Fourier-Bessel series expansion and Rayleigh-Ritz method is suggested. The proposed method is verified by the finite element analysis using commercial program with a good accuracy. The normalized natural frequencies are obtained in order to estimate the relative added mass effect of fluid on each vibration mode of the plate. Also, the location of plate coupled with fluid and the cases of free and bounded fluid surface are studied for the effect on the vibration characteristics.

Combined multi-predict-correct iterative method for interaction between pulsatile flow and large deformation structure

  • Wang, Wenquan;Zhang, Li-Xiang;Yan, Yan;Guo, Yakun
    • Coupled systems mechanics
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.361-379
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    • 2012
  • This paper presents a fully coupled three-dimensional solver for the analysis of interaction between pulsatile flow and large deformation structure. A partitioned time marching algorithm is employed for the solution of the time dependent coupled discretised problem, enabling the use of highly developed, robust and well-tested solvers for each field. Conservative transfer of information at the fluid-structure interface is combined with an effective multi-predict-correct iterative scheme to enable implicit coupling of the interacting fields at each time increment. The three-dimensional unsteady incompressible fluid is solved using a powerful implicit time stepping technique and an ALE formulation for moving boundaries with second-order time accurate is used. A full spectrum of total variational diminishing (TVD) schemes in unstructured grids is allowed implementation for the advection terms and finite element shape functions are used to evaluate the solution and its variation within mesh elements. A finite element dynamic analysis of the highly deformable structure is carried out with a numerical strategy combining the implicit Newmark time integration algorithm with a Newton-Raphson second-order optimisation method. The proposed model is used to predict the wave flow fields of a particular flow-induced vibrational phenomenon, and comparison of the numerical results with available experimental data validates the methodology and assesses its accuracy. Another test case about three-dimensional biomedical model with pulsatile inflow is presented to benchmark the algorithm and to demonstrate the potential applications of this method.

Coupled solid and fluid mechanics simulation for estimating optimum injection pressure during reservoir CO2-EOR

  • Elyasi, Ayub;Goshtasbi, Kamran;Hashemolhosseini, Hamid;Barati, Sharif
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.59 no.1
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    • pp.37-57
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    • 2016
  • Reservoir geomechanics can play an important role in hydrocarbon recovery mechanism. In $CO_2$-EOR process, reservoir geomechanics analysis is concerned with the simultaneous study of fluid flow and the mechanical response of the reservoir under $CO_2$ injection. Accurate prediction of geomechanical effects during $CO_2$ injection will assist in modeling the Carbon dioxide recovery process and making a better design of process and production equipment. This paper deals with the implementation of a program (FORTRAN 90 interface code), which was developed to couple conventional reservoir (ECLIPSE) and geomechanical (ABAQUS) simulators, using a partial coupling algorithm. A geomechanics reservoir partially coupled approach is presented that allows to iteratively take the impact of geomechanics into account in the fluid flow calculations and therefore performs a better prediction of the process. The proposed approach is illustrated on a realistic field case. The reservoir geomechanics coupled models show that in the case of lower maximum bottom hole injection pressure, the cumulative oil production is more than other scenarios. Moreover at the high injection pressures, the production rates will not change with the injection bottom hole pressure variations. Also the FEM analysis of the reservoir showed that at $CO_2$ injection pressure of 11000 Psi the plastic strain has been occurred in the some parts of the reservoir and the related stress path show a critical behavior.