scholarly journals Partitioned Coupling for Structural Acoustics

2019 ◽  
Vol 142 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Bunting ◽  
Scott T. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Solid Mechanics ◽  
Elastic Shell ◽  
Scattering Problem ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Coupling Scheme ◽  
Structural Acoustics ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Solution Algorithms

Abstract We expand the second-order fluid–structure coupling scheme of Farhat et al. (1998, “Load and Motion Transfer Algorithms for 19 Fluid/Structure Interaction Problems With Non-Matching Discrete Interfaces: Momentum and Energy Conservation, Optimal Discretization and Application to Aeroelasticity,” Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng., 157(1–2), pp. 95–114; 2006, “Provably Second-Order Time-Accurate Loosely-Coupled Solution Algorithms for Transient Nonlinear Computational Aeroelasticity,” Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng., 195(17), pp. 1973–2001) to structural acoustics. The staggered structural acoustics solution method is demonstrated to be second-order accurate in time, and numerical results are compared to a monolithically coupled system. The partitioned coupling method is implemented in the Sierra Mechanics software suite, allowing for the loose coupling of time domain acoustics in sierra/sd to structural dynamics (sierra/sd) or solid mechanics (sierra/sm). The coupling is demonstrated to work for nonconforming meshes. Results are verified for a one-dimensional piston, and the staggered and monolithic results are compared to an exact solution. Huang, H. (1969, “Transient Interaction of Plane Acoustic Waves With a Spherical Elastic Shell,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 45(3), pp. 661–670) sphere scattering problem with a spherically spreading acoustic load demonstrates parallel capability on a complex problem. Our numerical results compare well for a bronze plate submerged in water and sinusoidally excited (Fahnline and Shepherd, 2017, “Transient Finite Element/Equivalent Sources Using Direct Coupling and Treating the Acoustic Coupling Matrix as Sparse,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 142(2), pp. 1011–1024).

scholarly journals A Monolithic Approach of Fluid–Structure Interaction by Discrete Mechanics

Fluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Stéphane Vincent ◽  
Jean-Paul Caltagirone
Keyword(s):  
Solid Mechanics ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Equation Of Motion ◽  
Discrete Equation ◽  
Discrete Mechanics ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Vector Potentials

The unification of the laws of fluid and solid mechanics is achieved on the basis of the concepts of discrete mechanics and the principles of equivalence and relativity, but also the Helmholtz–Hodge decomposition where a vector is written as the sum of divergence-free and curl-free components. The derived equation of motion translates the conservation of acceleration over a segment, that of the intrinsic acceleration of the material medium and the sum of the accelerations applied to it. The scalar and vector potentials of the acceleration, which are the compression and shear energies, give the discrete equation of motion the role of conservation law for total mechanical energy. Velocity and displacement are obtained using an incremental time process from acceleration. After a description of the main stages of the derivation of the equation of motion, unique for the fluid and the solid, the cases of couplings in simple shear and uniaxial compression of two media, fluid and solid, make it possible to show the role of discrete operators and to find the theoretical results. The application of the formulation is then extended to a classical validation case in fluid–structure interaction.

Seismogram synthesis for multi-layered media with irregular interfaces by global generalized reflection/transmission matrices method. II. Applications for 2D SH case

1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 1094-1106
Author(s):  
Xiaofei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Scattering Problem ◽  
Layered Media ◽  
Synthetic Seismograms ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
New Method ◽  
New Formulation ◽  
Series Study

Abstract As the second part of a series study attempting to present a new method of seismogram synthesis for the irregular multi-layered media problems, the present article is devoted to discussing the aspects of the implementation of our new formulation developed earlier in part I of this series study (Chen, 1990). In this article, we have verified the validity of the formulation by comparing our numerical results with the existing analytical solutions for the scattering problem of a semi-circular canyon, and have shown its applicability by computing the synthetic seismograms for several selected irregular multi-layered media cases. Finally, applying our algorithm to the Whittier-Narrows earthquake of 1987, we have successfully interpreted the observed records.

Numerical solution of a source identification problem: Almost coercivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allaberen Ashyralyev ◽  
Abdullah Said Erdogan ◽  
Ali Ugur Sazaklioglu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Solution ◽  
Source Identification ◽  
Identification Problem ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Difference Schemes ◽  
Stability Estimates ◽  
Order Of Accuracy ◽  
Accuracy Difference ◽  
Coercive Stability

Abstract The present paper is devoted to the investigation of a source identification problem that describes the flow in capillaries in the case when an unknown pressure acts on the system. First and second order of accuracy difference schemes are presented for the numerical solution of this problem. Almost coercive stability estimates for these difference schemes are established. Additionally, some numerical results are provided by testing the proposed methods on an example.

Fluid-Structural Dynamic Characterization of a Membrane Wing in a Gust Environment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Khairul Habib Pulok ◽  
Uttam K. Chakravarty
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Von Karman ◽  
Membrane Wing ◽  
Lift And Drag

Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles are applicable in a lot of areas including weather condition monitoring, surveillance, and reconnaissance. They need further development in design, especially, for the turbulent atmospheric conditions. Smart materials are considered for wing manufacturing for gust alleviation whereas membranes are found suitable for such applications, and therefore, analyzing aerodynamic properties of the membrane is important. Wind gusts create an abrupt atmospheric situation for unmanned aerial vehicles during the flight. In this study, a continuous gust profile and two types of stochastic gust models, i.e., Dryden gust model and von Karman gust model are developed to study the effects of gust load on a flexible membrane wing. One of the promising ways to reduce the effects of the gust is by using an electroactive membrane wing. A fluid-structure-interaction model by coupling the finite element model of the membrane and computational fluid dynamics model of the surrounding airflow is generated. Aerodynamic coefficients are calculated from the forces found from the numerical results for different gust velocities. A wind-tunnel experimental setup is used to investigate the aerodynamic responses of the membrane wing. Dryden gust model and von Karman gust model are found comparable with a minimum variation of magnitude in the gust velocity profile. The coefficients of lift and drag fluctuate significantly with the change in velocity due to wind gust. A validation of the fluid-structure-interaction model is performed by comparing the numerical results for the lift and drag coefficients with the experimental results. The outcome of this study contributes to better understand the aerodynamics and maneuverability of unmanned aerial vehicles in the gust environment.

A Multi-Field Space-Time Finite Element Method for Structural Acoustics

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lonny L. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Space Time ◽  
High Order ◽  
Elastic Structure ◽  
Structural Acoustics ◽  
Field Representation ◽  
Element Discretization ◽  
Acoustic Fluid

Abstract A Computational Structural Acoustics (CSA) capability for solving scattering, radiation, and other problems related to the acoustics of submerged structures has been developed by employing some of the recent algorithmic trends in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), namely time-discontinuous Galerkin Least-Squares finite element methods. Traditional computational methods toward simulation of acoustic radiation and scattering from submerged elastic bodies have been primarily based on frequency domain formulations. These classical time-harmonic approaches (including boundary element, finite element, and finite difference methods) have been successful for problems involving a limited range of frequencies (narrow band response) and scales (wavelengths) that are large compared to the characteristic dimensions of the elastic structure. Attempts at solving large-scale structural acoustic systems with dimensions that are much larger than the operating wavelengths and which are complex, consisting of many different components with different scales and broadband frequencies, has revealed limitations of many of the classical methods. As a result, there has been renewed interest in new innovative approaches, including time-domain approaches. This paper describes recent advances in the development of a new class of high-order accurate and unconditionally stable space-time methods for structural acoustics which employ finite element discretization of the time domain as well as the usual discretization of the spatial domain. The formulation is based on a space-time variational equation for both the acoustic fluid and elastic structure together with their interaction. Topics to be discussed include the development and implementation of higher-order accurate non-reflecting boundary conditions based on the exact impedance relation through the. Dirichlet-to-Neumann (DtN) map, and a multi-field representation for the acoustic fluid based on independent pressure and velocity potential variables. Numerical examples involving radiation and scattering of acoustic waves are presented to illustrate the high-order accuracy achieved by the new methodology for CSA.

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