scholarly journals Finite Element Heterogeneous Multiscale Methods with Near Optimal Computational Complexity

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1059-1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assyr Abdulle ◽  
Bjorn Engquist
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Computational Complexity ◽  
Multiscale Methods ◽  
Optimal Computational Complexity ◽  
Heterogeneous Multiscale

scholarly journals On the Two-Scale Modelling of Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication in Tilted-Pad Bearings

Lubricants ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory de Boer ◽  
Andreas Almqvist
Keyword(s):  
Surface Topography ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Multiscale Methods ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Real Surface ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Heterogeneous Multiscale

A two-scale method for modelling the Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication (EHL) of tilted-pad bearings is derived and a range of solutions are presented. The method is developed from previous publications and is based on the Heterogeneous Multiscale Methods (HMM). It facilitates, by means of homogenization, incorporating the effects of surface topography in the analysis of tilted-pad bearings. New to this article is the investigation of three-dimensional bearings, including the effects of both ideal and real surface topographies, micro-cavitation, and the metamodeling procedure used in coupling the problem scales. Solutions for smooth bearing surfaces, and under pure hydrodynamic operating conditions, obtained with the present two-scale EHL model, demonstrate equivalence to those obtained from well-established homogenization methods. Solutions obtained for elastohydrodynamic operating conditions, show a dependency of the solution to the pad thickness and load capacity of the bearing. More precisely, the response for the real surface topography was found to be stiffer in comparison to the ideal. Micro-scale results demonstrate periodicity of the flow and surface topography and this is consistent with the requirements of the HMM. The means of selecting micro-scale simulations based on intermediate macro-scale solutions, in the metamodeling approach, was developed for larger dimensionality and subsequent calibration. An analysis of the present metamodeling approach indicates improved performance in comparison to previous studies.

A Stochastic Finite Element Heterogeneous Multiscale Method for Seepage Field in Heterogeneous Ground

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 2545-2551
Author(s):  
Yan Hua Xia
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Collocation Method ◽  
Multiscale Method ◽  
Computational Techniques ◽  
Stochastic Collocation ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Stochastic Finite Element ◽  
Seepage Field ◽  
Stochastic Collocation Method ◽  
Heterogeneous Multiscale

The finite element heterogeneous multiscale method (FEHM) combined with stochastic collocation method (SCM) called SHMFE is applied to studying the seepage field of naturally heterogeneous multiscale subsurface formations. Kinds of stochastic finite element (SFEM) are mainly computational techniques for the class of problems. But those methods do not report the multiscale nature of the properties of subsurface formations. When the random permeability field is heterogeneous in fine scale comparing to study domain, the simulation by the classic SFEM is not a trivial task. The SHMFE can efficiently solve the problems. In the method, Karhunen-Loµeve (KL) decomposition is used to represent the log hydraulic conductivity Y = lnKεin fine scale. The SCM which couples the generalized polynomial chaos is used to make the problem determined, and then the FEHM method is used to solve it. Sparse grid stochastic collocation method is used when KL expansion has many random variables. The numerical examples demonstrate that the SHMFE approach can efficiently simulate the flow in naturally multiscale heterogeneous subsurface formations with relatively lower computational cost comparing with the SFEM methods.

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