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FEM/Wideband FMBEM Coupling for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problem and 2D Acoustic Design Sensitivity Analysis

by L.L. Chen¹, H.B. Chen², C.J. Zheng³

1 Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Hefei 230027, Anhui, P.R.China. Email: chenllei@mail.ustc.edu.cn
2 Corresponding Author. Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Hefei 230027, Anhui, P.R.China.Phone:+86-0551-63600345.Fax:+86-0551-63606459. Email: hbchen@ustc.edu.cn
3 Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Hefei 230027, Anhui, P.R.China. Email: cjzheng@ustc.edu.cn

Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2013, 94(6), 459-483. https://doi.org/10.3970/cmes.2013.094.459

Abstract

A coupling algorithm based on the finite element method and the wideband fast multipole boundary element method (FEM/wideband FMBEM) is proposed for the simulation of fluid-structure interaction and structural-acoustic sensitivity analysis using the direct differentiation method. The wideband fast multipole method (FMM) formed by combining the original FMM and the diagonal form FMM is used to accelerate the matrix-vector products in the boundary element analysis. The iterative solver GMRES is applied to accelerate the solution of the linear system of equations. The FEM/Wideband FMBEM algorithm makes it possible to predict the effects of arbitrarily shaped vibrating structures on the sound field numerically. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the validity and efficiency of the proposed algorithm.

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