Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
Volume 56, Issue 9, Pages 1261-1289Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/nme.608
Keywords
suspension flow; enrichment methods; partition of unity; lubrication theory
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A technique for the numerical simulation of suspensions of particles in fluid based on the extended finite element method (X-FEM) is developed. In this method, the particle surfaces need not conform to the finite element boundaries, so that moving particles can be simulated without remeshing. The finite element basis is enriched with the Stokes flow solution for flow past a single particle and the lubrication theory solution for flow between particles. The latter enrichment allows the simulation of particles that come arbitrarily close together without refining the mesh in the gap between them. Example problems illustrating both types of enrichment are shown, along with a study of a 50% solution in channel flow. Copyright (C) 2003 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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