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Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulations Using Parallel Computers

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High Performance Computing for Computational Science — VECPAR 2002 (VECPAR 2002)

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A methodology to simulate large-scale fluid-structure interaction problems on parallel machines has been developed. Particular emphasis was placed on shock-structure interaction problems. For the fluid, a high-resolution FEM-FCT solver based on unstructured grids is used. The surface motion is handled either by moving, body fitted grids, or via surface embedding. For the structure, a Lagrangean large-deformation finite element code is employed. The coupled system is solved using a loose coupling algorithm, with position and velocity interpolation and force projection. Several examples, run on parallel machines, demonstrate the range of applicability of the proposed methodology.

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  1. School of Computational Sciences and Informatics M.S. 4C7, George Mason University, 22030-4444, Fairfax, VA, USA

    Rainald Löhner

  2. Applied Physics Operations, Science Applications International Corp., 22102, McLean, VA, USA

    Joseph D. Baum

  3. General Atomics, 92121, San Diego, CA, USA

    Charles Charman

  4. Engineering Software System Solutions, Solana Beach, 92075, CA, USA

    Daniele Pelessone

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  1. Faculdade de Engenharia da, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    José M. L. M. Palma  & A. Augusto Sousa  & 

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Tennessee, 37996-1301, Knoxville, TN, USA

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  3. Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera, s/n, Apartado 22012, 46020, Valencia, Spain

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Löhner, R., Baum, J.D., Charman, C., Pelessone, D. (2003). Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulations Using Parallel Computers. In: Palma, J.M.L.M., Sousa, A.A., Dongarra, J., Hernández, V. (eds) High Performance Computing for Computational Science — VECPAR 2002. VECPAR 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2565. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36569-9_1

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