Development of simulation-based design (SBD) framework for flow with structure interfaces using X-FEM

Abstract

This paper proposes a simulation-based design (SBD) framework for fluid and fluid-structure interactions that allows to use it without generation of boundary-fitted meshes for fluid domains. Simulation techniques featuring this framework are developed in advanced computational technologies of the eXtended finite element method (X-FEM). A shape measuring instrument for obtaining three-dimensional CAD data of simulation objects is connected to this framework for showing potential usability of the proposed framework. This paper also shows a set of CFD applications that demonstrates future vision of the proposed SBD framework.