This study introduces a novel method for imposing wall boundary conditions in smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). SPH is a particle method based on the Lagrangian approach, primarily employed in fluid analysis as a part of numerical computation methods. Due to its ability to discretize space using particles, SPH excels in handling analyses of free surface flow or multiphase flow with intricate boundary surfaces. However, there is a drawback in modeling wall boundaries using particles, as resolving the particle deficiency problem necessitates multi-layered boundary particles to be arranged behind the wall boundary. This leads to difficulties in implementing complex shapes and adds computational expense. To address this issue, this study suggests the use of boundary segments for wall boundary modeling and specifically employs triangular segments for three-dimensional expansions. For robust application of boundary conditions, a method considering both Poisson's equation and geometric configurations is proposed. The proposed method is independent of the segment density, which facilitates efficient and flexible modeling. In addition, by imposing accurate boundary conditions from the wall, the stability and accuracy of the solution are enhanced. The performance of the proposed method is validated through numerical examples, compared with various analytical and experimental results.
9 April 2020 in Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
Feature-based translation of computer-aided design (CAD) models allows designers to preserve the modeling history as a series of modeling operations. Modeling operations or features contain information that is required to modify CAD models to create different variants. Conventional formats, including the standard for the exchange of product model data or the initial graphics exchange specification, cannot preserve design intent and only geometric models can be exchanged. As a result, it is not possible to modify these models after their exchange. Macro-parametric approach (MPA) is a method for exchanging feature-based CAD models among heterogeneous CAD systems. TransCAD, a CAD system for inter-CAD translation, is based on this approach. Translators based on MPA were implemented and tested for exchange between two commercial CAD systems. The issues found during the test rallies are reported and analyzed in this work. MPA can be further extended to remaining features and constraints for exchange between commercial CAD systems.
The Crisis Management Manual is essential for safe and rapid evacuation in the event of an accident. However, the disaster response measures in the current ship evacuation manual are not systematic and are simple and impractical. In particular, the current instructions when the ship is heeling call for evacuation to the highest deck, in the opposite direction. This advice is dangerous, however, because it is isolated to a specific space, due to the walking limit angle according to the angle of heel during evacuation. This study focuses on the MV Sewol ferry accident on 16 April 2014, to evaluate the risk of isolation at sea when evacuating to the highest deck opposite in the direction of heeling when the ship was sinking. According to the initial angle of heel and various angular velocities, hazard maps were created for each safety factor to predict the risks for each situation, by performing a comprehensive evaluation of the safe and dangerous situations when evacuating to the highest deck. The problems and limitations of the current evacuation manuals and systems were identified, and the necessity of a new evacuation solution was presented.
14 August 2018 in Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds