A state of the art review of the particle finite element method (PFEM)

M Cremonesi, A Franci, S Idelsohn, E Oñate - Archives of Computational …, 2020 - Springer
The particle finite element method (PFEM) is a powerful and robust numerical tool for the
simulation of multi-physics problems in evolving domains. The PFEM exploits the …

Melt-flow behaviours of thermoplastic materials under fire conditions: Recent experimental studies and some theoretical approaches

P Joseph, S Tretsiakova-McNally - Materials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Polymeric materials often exhibit complex combustion behaviours encompassing several
stages and involving solid phase, gas phase and interphase. A wide range of qualitative …

A coupled PFEM–Eulerian approach for the solution of porous FSI problems

A Larese, R Rossi, E Oñate, SR Idelsohn - Computational mechanics, 2012 - Springer
This paper aims to present a coupled solution strategy for the problem of seepage through a
rockfill dam taking into account the free-surface flow within the solid as well as in its vicinity …

Numerical and experimental study of overtopping and failure of rockfill dams

A Larese, R Rossi, E Oñate, MÁ Toledo… - International Journal …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
This paper aims to present and validate a numerical technique for the simulation of the
overtopping and onset of failure in rockfill dams caused by mass sliding. This goal is …

Virtual liquid water intrusion in fuel cell gas diffusion media

M Sabharwal, JT Gostick… - Journal of The …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
A cluster based full morphology (CFM) model is developed to predict liquid water intrusion in
GDLs. The CFM model is used to simulate water intrusion into a dry GDL microstructure …

Defect diagnosis for polymeric samples via magnetic levitation

N Xia, P Zhao, J Xie, C Zhang, J Fu, LS Turng - NDT & E International, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper discusses a non-destructive diagnostic method for polymeric samples using
magnetic levitation and presents a novel mathematical model to investigate the relevant …

An implicit surface tension model for the analysis of droplet dynamics

A Jarauta, P Ryzhakov, J Pons-Prats… - Journal of Computational …, 2018 - Elsevier
A Lagrangian incompressible fluid flow model is extended by including an implicit surface
tension term in order to analyze droplet dynamics. The Lagrangian framework is adopted to …

Challenges in computational modeling of two-phase transport in polymer electrolyte fuel cells flow channels: a review

A Jarauta, P Ryzhakov - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2018 - Springer
Excess of liquid water in gas channels of polymer electrolyte fuel cells is responsible for
malfunctioning of these devices. Not only it decreases their efficiency via partial blockage of …

A two-dimensional numerical model for the sliding motion of liquid drops by the particle finite element method

E Mahrous, RV Roy, A Jarauta, M Secanell - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Liquid drops sliding on surfaces are ubiquitous both in the natural and industrial world. The
prediction of such drop motions has far-reaching implications in many fields of application …

An explicit–implicit finite element model for the numerical solution of incompressible Navier–Stokes equations on moving grids

J Marti, PB Ryzhakov - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper an efficient mesh-moving Finite Element model for the simulation of the
incompressible flow problems is proposed. The model is based on a combination of the …