A particle finite element method based on level-set functions

DOI10.1016/J.JCP.2023.112187MaRDI QIDQ6158131zbMATH OpenFDO

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Publication date 31 May 2023

Published in Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.00228

zbMATH Keywords

alpha-shapeCFDlevel-setPFEMremeshingtriangulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical methods for partial differential equations, initial value and time-dependent initial-boundary value problems (65Mxx) Numerical and other methods in solid mechanics (74Sxx) Basic methods in fluid mechanics (76Mxx)

Abstract: Since the seminal work of Idelsohn, O~nate and Del-Pin (2004), the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) has relied on a Delaunay triangulation and the Alpha--Shape (AS) algorithm in the remeshing process. This approach guarantees a good quality of the Lagrangian mesh, but introduces a list of shortcomings that demand geometrical treatments tailored to each problem. In order to improve the remeshing process in PFEM, this work proposes the use of a Level--Set (LS) function instead of the Alpha--Shape algorithm. Since the Level--Set considers the boundary of the fluid and its interior, and not only a geometric criterion as does the Alpha--Shape, the proposed strategy (PFEM--LS) shows more robustness than the classical approach (PFEM--AS) owing to three main improvements. First, the LS function allows for a better control over the elements that are created during the fluid/fluid contact, which helps to reduce mass creation. Second, it helps to preserve the smoothness of the free surface and to reduce mass loss. Third, it allows the meshing of solitary particles that are detached from the free surface, which improves the representation of drops in PFEM. The methodology is presented and validated using free surface flow problems in 2D.

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