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FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF LEVEL SET FORMULATION (유한요소법을 이용한 level set 공식화의 해석)

  • Choi, H.G.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.223-227
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    • 2009
  • In the present study, a least square weighted residual method and Taylor-Galerkin method were formulated and tested for the discretization of the two hyperbolic type equations of level set method; advection and reinitialization equations. The two approaches were compared by solving a time reversed vortex flow and three-dimensional broken dam flow by employing a four-step splitting finite element method for the solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. From the numerical experiments, it was shown that the least square method is more accurate and conservative than Taylor-Galerkin method and both methods are approximately first order accurate when both advection and reinitialization phase are involved in the evolution of free surface.

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EFFECT OF THE BOUNDARY CONDITION OF REDISTANCE EQUATION ON THE LEVEL SET SOLUTION OF SLOSHING PROBLEM (Redistance 방정식의 경계조건이 슬로싱 문제의 level set 해석에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, H.G.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.165-169
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    • 2009
  • The effect of the Dirichlet boundary condition for the redistance equation of level set method on the solutionof sloshing problem is investigated by adopting four Dirichlet boundary conditions. For the solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, P1P1 four-step fractional finite element method is employed and a least-square finite element method is used for the solutions of the two hyperbolic type equations of level set method; advection and redistance equation. ALE (Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian) method is used to deal with a moving computational domain. It has been shown that the free surface motion in a sloshing tank is strongly dependent on the type of the Dirichlet boundary condition and the results of broken dam and sloshing problems using various Dirichlet boundary conditions are discussed and compared with the existing experimental results.

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MOMENT-OF-FLUID METHOD FOR FREE SURFACE FLOW SIMULATION USING UNSTRUCTURED MESHES (비정렬 격자상에서 Moment-of-Fluid 방법을 이용한 자유표면유동계산)

  • Ahn, H.T.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.65-67
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    • 2011
  • The moment-of-fluid (MOF) method is a new volume-tracking method that accurately treats evolving material interfaces. The MOF method uses moment data, namely the material volume fraction, as well as the centroid, for a more accurate representation of the material configuration, interfaces and concomitant volume advection. In this paper, unstructured mesh extension of the MOF method is to be presented. The MOF method is coupled with a stabilized finite element incompressible Navier-Stokes solver for two materials. The effectiveness of the MOF method is demonstrated with a free-surface dam-break problem.

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Forced vibration analysis of a dam-reservoir interaction problem in frequency domain

  • Keivani, Amirhossein;Shooshtari, Ahmad;Sani, Ahmad Aftabi
    • Coupled systems mechanics
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.385-403
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, the forced vibration problem of an Euler-Bernoulli beam that is joined with a semi-infinite field of a compressible fluid is considered as a boundary value problem (BVP). This BVP includes two partial differential equations (PDE) and some boundary conditions (BC), which are introduced comprehensively. After that, the closed-form solution of this fluid-structure interaction problem is obtained in the frequency domain. Some mathematical techniques are utilized, and two unknown functions of the BVP, including the beam displacement at each section and the fluid dynamic pressure at all points, are attained. These functions are expressed as an infinite series and evaluated quantitatively for a real example in the results section. In addition, finite element analysis is carried out for comparison.

Parametric studies on smoothed particle hydrodynamic simulations for accurate estimation of open surface flow force

  • Lee, Sangmin;Hong, Jung-Wuk
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.85-101
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    • 2020
  • The optimal parameters for the fluid-structure interaction analysis using the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) for fluids and finite elements for structures, respectively, are explored, and the effectiveness of the simulations with those parameters is validated by solving several open surface fluid problems. For the optimization of the Equation of State (EOS) and the simulation parameters such as the time step, initial particle spacing, and smoothing length factor, a dam-break problem and deflection of an elastic plate is selected, and the least squares analysis is performed on the simulation results. With the optimal values of the pivotal parameters, the accuracy of the simulation is validated by calculating the exerted force on a moving solid column in the open surface fluid. Overall, the SPH-FEM coupled simulation is very effective to calculate the fluid-structure interaction. However, the relevant parameters should be carefully selected to obtain accurate results.

A Lubrication Design Optimization of Mechanical Face Seal (미케니컬 페이스 실의 유활 최적설계)

  • Choe, Byeong-Ryeol;Lee, An-Seong;Choe, Dong-Hun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.24 no.12
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    • pp.2989-2994
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    • 2000
  • A mechanical face seal is a tribo-element intended to control leakage of working fluid at the interface of a rotating shaft and its housing. Leakage of working fluid decreases drastically as the clearance between mating seal faces gets smaller. But the very small clearance may result in an increased reduction of seal life because of high wear and heat generation. Therefore, in the design of mechanical face seals a compromise between low leakage and acceptable seal life is important, ant it present a difficult and practical design problem. A fluid film or sealing dam geometry of the seal clearance affects seal lubrication performance very much, and thereby is optimization is one of the main design consideration. in this study the Reynolds equation for the sealing dam of mechanical face seals is numerically analyzed, using the Galerkin finite element method, which is readily applied to various seal geometries, to give lubrication performances, such as opening force, restoring moment, leakage, and axial and angular stiffness coefficients. Then, to improve the seal performance an optimization is performed, considering various design variables simultaneously. For the tested case the optimization ha successfully resulted in the optimal design values of outer and inner seal radii, coning, seal clearance, and balance radius while satisfying all the operation subjected constraints and design variable side-constraints, and improvements of axial and angular stiffness coefficients by 16.8% and 2.4% respectively and reduction of leakage by 38.4% have been achieved.

Finite-Volume Model for Shallow-Water Flow over Uneven Bottom (고르지 않은 바닥을 지나는 천수 흐름에 대한 유한체적 모형)

  • Hwang, Seung-Yong
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.46 no.2
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    • pp.139-153
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    • 2013
  • For analyzing shallow-water flows over the uneven bottom, the HLLL scheme and the divergence form for bed slope source term (DFB) technique, respectively were applied to the flux gradient and the bottom gradient source terms in a finite-volume model for the shallow water equations. And also the model incorporated the volume/free-surface relationship (VFR) to consider the partially submerged cells (PSC). It was identified that a simpler version of the weighted surface-depth gradient method in the MUSCL was equivalent to the original one in the accuracy for 1D steady flows. It was verified that the flux gradient term and the bottom gradient source term were well-balanced exactly by the VFR for the 1D PSC. The VFR for the triangular PSC settled the problem which the governing equations were not well-balanced by the DFB technique for the 2D PSC. There were good agreements in simulations and experiments for 2D dam-break flows over a triangular sill and a round bump. In addition, the partial dam-break flow was successfully simulated for flooding of roughnesses in an irregular bottom as well as a sloping one. Therefore, this model is expected to be applied to the real river with uneven topography.

Depth Averaged Numerical Model for Sediment Transport by Transcritical Flows (급변류에 의한 하상변동 예측을 위한 수심적분 수치모형)

  • Kim, Boram;Kim, Dae-Hong
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.47 no.11
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    • pp.1061-1066
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    • 2014
  • A stable second-order finite volume method was proposed to predict sediment transport under rapidly varied flow conditions such as transcritical flow. For the use under unsteady flow conditions, a sediment transport model was coupled with shallow water equations. HLLC approximate Riemann solver based on a monotone upstream-centered schemes for conservation laws (MUSCL) reconstruction was used for the computation of the flux terms. From the comparisons of dam break flow experiments on erodible beds in one- and two-dimensional channels, good agreements were obtained when proper parameters were provided. Lastly, dam surface erosion problem by overtopped water was simulated. Overall, the numerical solutions showed reasonable results, which demonstrated that the proposed numerical scheme could provide stable and physical results in the cases of subcritical and supercritical flow conditions.

Numerical Analysis of Incompressible Viscous Flow with Free Surface Using Pattern Filling and Refined Flow Field Regeneration Techniques (형상충전기법과 세분화된 유동장 재생성기법을 이용한 자유표면을 가진 비압축성 점성유동의 수치적 모사)

  • Jeong, Jun-Ho;Yang, Dong-Ryeol
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.933-944
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    • 1996
  • In this paper, two new techniques, the pattern filling and the refined flow field regeneration, based on the finite element method and Eulerian mesh advancement approach have been developed to analyze incompressible viscous flow with free surfaces. The gorerning equation for flow analysis is Navier-Stokes equation including inertia and gravity effects. The penalty and Newton-Raphson methods are used effectively for finite element formulation. The flow front surface and the volume inflow rate are calculated using the pattern filling technique to select an adequate pattern among five filling patterns at each quadrilateral control volume. By the refined flow field regeneration technique, the new flow field which renders better prediction in flow surface shape is generated and the velocity field at the flow front part is calculated more exactly. Using the new thchniques to be developed, the dam-breaking problem has been analyzed to predict flow phenomenon of fluid and the predicted front positions versus time have been compared with the reported experimental result.

An approach of evaluation and mechanism study on the high and steep rock slope in water conservancy project

  • Yang, Meng;Su, Huaizhi;Wen, Zhiping
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.527-535
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    • 2017
  • In this study, an aging deformation statistical model for a unique high and steep rock slope was proposed, and the aging characteristic of the slope deformation was better reflected. The slope displacement was affected by multiple-environmental factors in multiple scales and displayed the same tendency with a rising water level. The statistical model of the high and steep rock including non-aging factors was set up based on previous analyses and the study of the deformation and residual tendency. The rule and importance of the water level factor as a non-aging unit was analyzed. A partitioned statistical model and mutation model were established for the comprehensive cumulative displacement velocity with the monitoring study under multiple factors and multiple parameters. A spatial model was also developed to reflect and predict the whole and sectional deformation character by combining aging, deformation and space coordinates. A neural network model was built to fit and predict the deformation with a high degree of precision by mastering its feature of complexity and randomness. A three-dimensional finite element model of the slope was applied to approach the structure character using numerical simulations. Further, a three-dimensional finite element model of the slope and dam was developed, and the whole deformation state was analyzed. This study is expected to provide a powerful and systematic method to analyze very high, important and dangerous slopes.