Parallel 3D computational method for fluid-structure interactions in parachute systems

Vinay Kalro, Tayfun E. Tezduyar

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Abstract

We present a parallel finite element computational method for 3D simulation of fluid-structure interactions (FSI) in parachute systems. The flow solver is based on a stabilized finite element formulation applicable to problems involving moving boundaries and governed by the Navier-Stokes equations of incompressible flows. The structural dynamics (SD) solver is based on the total Lagrangian description of motion, with cable and membrane elements. The nonlinear equation system is solved iteratively, with a segregated treatment of the fluid and SD equations. The large linear equation systems that need to be solved at every nonlinear iteration are also solved iteratively. The parallel implementation is accomplished using a message-passing programming environment. As a test case, the method is applied to computation of the equilibrium configuration of an anchored ram-air parachute placed in an air stream.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-332
Number of pages12
JournalComputer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Volume190
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000 Oct 27
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Computer Science Applications

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