Added-mass effect in the design of partitioned algorithms for fluid--structure problems (Q2495807)

This is a mathematical contribution to explain the numerical instabilities encountered under certain combinations of physical parameters in the simulation of fluid-structure interaction when using loosely coupled time-advancing schemes. The authors also show, in the case of strongly coupled scheme, how the same combination of parameter leads to problems that demand a greater computational effort to be solved. The authors develop such a study to find some applications to blood flows in arteries. To carry out the mathematical analysis, they consider a simplified model representing the interaction between a potential flow and a linearly elastic tube. Despite its simplicity, this model reproduces propagation phenomena and takes into account the added mass effect of the fluid on the structure.