An enrichment scheme for solidification problems

A new enriched finite element formulation for solving isothermal phase change problems is presented. We propose a fixed mesh method, where the discontinuity in the temperature gradient is represented by enriching the finite element space through a function whose definition includes a gradient discon...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Cosimo, Alejandro, Fachinotti, Victor Daniel, Cardona, Alberto
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/1066
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/1066
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:ENRICHED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
PHASE CHANGE PROBLEMS
SOLIDIFICATION PROBLEMS
STEFAN PROBLEM
XFEM
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Resumo:A new enriched finite element formulation for solving isothermal phase change problems is presented. We propose a fixed mesh method, where the discontinuity in the temperature gradient is represented by enriching the finite element space through a function whose definition includes a gradient discontinuity. Generally, in these types of formulations, the enrichment location (the location of the solidification front) is determined through a level set auxiliary scheme. In this work, this position is determined implicitly by constraining the temperature at the phase change boundary to be equal to the melting temperature. Several numerical examples are presented to show the application of the method.