Universal wall boundary condition treatment for k-omega turbulence models

    公开(公告)号:US11544431B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US16707163

    申请日:2019-12-09

    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for simulating a physical process and for determining boundary conditions for a specific energy dissipation rate of a k-Omega turbulence fluid flow model of a fluid flow, by computing from a cell center distance and fluid flow variables a value of the specific energy dissipation rate for a turbulent flow that is valid for a viscous layer, buffer layer, and logarithmic region of a boundary defined in the simulation space. The value is determined by applying a buffer layer correction factor as a first boundary condition for the energy dissipation rate and by applying a viscous sublayer correction factor as a second boundary condition for the energy dissipation rate.

    Multi-phase flow visualizations based on fluid occupation time

    公开(公告)号:US11461512B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US15880867

    申请日:2018-01-26

    Inventor: Bernd Crouse Rui Xu

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products can be used for visualizing the behavior of flow of two or more fluid phases, wherein a fluid phase behavior is represented in a visualization. One of the methods includes determining an occupation time, which is the amount of elapsed time from when a fluid phase first occupies a particular location until a second time. The method includes generating data for a visualization, with a location in the visualization corresponding to the particular location, and with the generated data for that location in the visualization indicating the occupation time.

    Generating a CAD model from a finite element mesh

    公开(公告)号:US10943037B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:US14765425

    申请日:2013-04-30

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and corresponding system for generating a computer-aided design (CAD) model from a finite element mesh. The method of the invention begins with selecting one or more mesh-element-faces on a finite element mesh that represents a geometric object to be formed of one or more geometric faces. Next, from the one or more selected mesh-element-faces, respective geometric faces are generated. Finally, any generated geometric faces are stitched together to make a geometric shell of the geometric object that the finite element mesh represents.

    Local control of design patterns on surfaces for enhanced physical properties

    公开(公告)号:US10915680B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-09

    申请号:US16230130

    申请日:2018-12-21

    Abstract: Embodiments automatically determine optimized designs for manufacturing real-world objects. An embodiment begins with defining a finite element model comprised of a plurality of elements that represents a real-world object. Next, equilibriums and design responses of the object in response boundary conditions are determined, which includes calculating a local volume constraint for a given element of the finite element model. Then, design response sensitivities of the object in response to the boundary conditions are determined, which includes differentiating the calculated local volume constraint to determine sensitivity of a sizing design variable. In turn, the model is iteratively optimized with respect to the sizing design variable using the determined equilibriums and the determined design responses, including the calculated local volume constraint, and the determined design response sensitivities, including the determined sensitivity of the sizing design variable to determine an optimized value of the sizing design variable.

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