Simulation of two- and three-dimensional viscoplastic flows using adaptive mesh refinement

This paper presents a finite element solver for the simulation of steady non-Newtonian flow problems, using a regularized Bingham model, with adaptive mesh refinement capabilities. The solver is based on a stabilized formulation derived from the variational multiscale framework. This choice allows t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cotela Dalmau, Jordi|||0000-0002-4635-0423, Rossi, Riccardo|||0000-0003-0528-7074, Larese De Tetto, Antonia|||0000-0002-7284-3926
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/105106
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/105106
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.5574
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fluids
adaptive mesh refinement
bingham model
variational multiscale stabilization
viscoplastic fluids
Mecànica de fluids
Elements finits, Mètode dels
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria dels materials
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Sumario:This paper presents a finite element solver for the simulation of steady non-Newtonian flow problems, using a regularized Bingham model, with adaptive mesh refinement capabilities. The solver is based on a stabilized formulation derived from the variational multiscale framework. This choice allows the introduction of an a posteriori error indicator based on the small scale part of the solution, which is used to drive a mesh refinement procedure based on element subdivision. This approach applied to the solution of a series of benchmark examples, which allow us to validate the formulation and assess its capabilities to model 2D and 3D non-Newtonian flows.