Essam Al-Bahkali^1,2, Hisham Elkenani¹, Souli Mhamed³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.104, No.5, pp. 405-424, 2015, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2015.104.405

Abstract Simulation of airbag and membrane deployment under pressurized gas problems becomes more and more the focus of computational engineering, where FEM (Finite element Methods) for structural mechanics and Finite Volume for CFD are dominant. New formulations have been developed for FSI applications using mesh free methods as SPH method, (Smooth Particle Hydrodynamic). Up to these days very little has been done to compare different methods and assess which one would be more suitable. For small deformation, FEM Lagrangian formulation can solve structure interface and material boundary accurately, the main limitation of the formulation is high mesh distortion for large deformation… More >

M. Razzaq¹, C. Tsotskas², S. Turek¹, T. Kipouros², M. Savill², J. Hron³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.90, No.4, pp. 303-337, 2013, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2013.090.303

Abstract The integration and application of a new multi-objective tabu search optimization algorithm for Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) problems are presented. The aim is to enhance the computational design process for real world applications and to achieve higher performance of the whole system for the four considered objectives. The described system combines the optimizer with a well established FSI solver which is based on the fully implicit, monolithic formuFlation of the problem in the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian FEM approach. The proposed solver resolves the proposed fluid-structure interaction benchmark which describes the self-induced elastic deformation of a beam attached to a cylinder in… More >

Chun Yang¹, Dalin Tang², Chun Yuan³, Thomas S. Hatsukami⁴, Jie Zheng⁵, Pamela K. Woodard⁵

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.19, No.3, pp. 233-246, 2007, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2007.019.233

Abstract It has been recognized that fluid-structure interactions (FSI) play an important role in cardiovascular disease initiation and development. However, in vivo MRI multi-component FSI models for human carotid atherosclerotic plaques with bifurcation and quantitative comparisons of FSI models with fluid-only or structure-only models are currently lacking in the literature. A 3D non-Newtonian multi-component FSI model based on in vivo/ex vivo MRI images for human atherosclerotic plaques was introduced to investigate flow and plaque stress/strain behaviors which may be related to plaque progression and rupture. Both artery wall and plaque components were assumed to be hyperelastic, isotropic, incompressible and homogeneous. Blood… More >