A method is proposed for the modelling of fluid-solid interaction in applications where fluid forces dominate. Data are transferred between two stand-alone codes: a dedicated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code capable of free surface modelling via the volume of fluid (VOF) approach and a physics engine code capable of predicting the movement of objects based on inputs of forces and moments. The method is weakly coupled, but has the advantage of accommodating a large number of independent objects which are allowed to touch or even overlap.
Reference:
Grobler, JH, de Villiers, R, and Cooper, AK. 2010. Modelling of fluid-solid interaction using two stand-alone codes. 7th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM10), Pretoria, 10-13 January 2010, pp 10.
Grobler, J. H., de Villiers, R., & Cooper, A. K. (2010). Modelling of fluid-solid interaction using two stand-alone codes. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4910
Grobler, Jan H, R de Villiers, and Antony K Cooper. "Modelling of fluid-solid interaction using two stand-alone codes." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4910
Grobler JH, de Villiers R, Cooper AK, Modelling of fluid-solid interaction using two stand-alone codes; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4910 .
