Journal
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
Volume 351, Issue -, Pages 422-436Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2017.09.047
Keywords
Cartesian grids; Immersed boundary method; Direct forcing; Lagrangian forcing
Funding
- ONR [N000141110455]
- U.S. Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy University Program (DOE-NEUP) grant
- EU-H2020 HOLISHIP [GA 689074]
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Lagrangian, direct-forcing, immersed boundary (IB) methods have been receiving increased attention due to their robustness in complex fluid-structure interaction problems. They are very sensitive, however, on the selection of the Lagrangian grid, which is typically used to define a solid or flexible body immersed in a fluid flow. In the present work we propose a cost-efficient solution to this problem without compromising accuracy. Central to our approach is the use of isoparametric mapping to bridge the relative resolution requirements of Lagrangian IB, and Eulerian grids. With this approach, the density of surface Lagrangian markers, which is essential to properly enforce boundary conditions, is adapted dynamically based on the characteristics of the underlying Eulerian grid. The markers are not stored and the Lagrangian data-structure is not modified. The proposed scheme is implemented in the framework of a moving least squares reconstruction formulation, but it can be adapted to any Lagrangian, direct-forcing formulation. The accuracy and robustness of the approach is demonstrated in a variety of test cases of increasing complexity. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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