K. Wang¹, S.J. Zhou^2,3, Z.F. Nie⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.73, No.1, pp. 77-102, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.073.077

Abstract The natural neighbour Galerkin method is tailored to solve boundary value problems of the couple-stress elasticity to model the size dependent behaviour of materials. This method is based on the displacement-based Galerkin approach, and the calculation of the global stiffness matrix is performed using gradient smoothing technique combined with the non-Sibsonian partition of unity approximation scheme. This method possesses the following properties: the complex C1-continuous approximation scheme is avoided without using either Lagrange multipliers or penalty parameters; no domain integrals involved in the assembly of the global stiffness matrix; and the imposition of essential boundary More >

Y. Gan¹, Z. Chen^2,3, S. Montgomery-Smith⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.73, No.1, pp. 45-76, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.073.045

Abstract The material point method (MPM), which is an extension from computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to computational solid dynamics (CSD), is improved for the coupled CFD and CSD simulation of the zona failure response in piezo-assisted intracytoplasmic sperm injection (piezo-ICSI). To evaluate the stresses at any zona material point, a plane stress assumption is made in the local tangent plane of the membrane point, and a simple procedure is proposed to find the effective point connectivity for the orientation of the local tangent plane. With an iterative algorithm in each time step, the original MPM is More >

J.L. Sereno¹, J.C.F. Pereira¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.73, No.1, pp. 23-44, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.073.023

Abstract The evolution of a two-dimensional vortex pair in ground effect was studied under the influence of random initial inputs comprising vortex strength (circulation) or initial vortex position. The paper addresses the questions of how do variations and uncertainties of initial conditions translate to the variability of vortex pair evolution. The stochastic solutions were obtained recurring to the Polynomial Chaos Expansion method of random processes applied to the Navier-Stokes equations for a laminar flow. The method quantifies the extent, dependence and propagation of uncertainty through the model system and, in particular, a methodology for the calculation More >

Y.-M. Guo ¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.73, No.1, pp. 1-22, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.073.001

Abstract In this paper, a new meshless method called the overrange collocation method (ORCM) is proposed. By introducing some collocation points, which are located at outside of domain of the analyzed body, unsatisfactory issue of the positivity conditions of boundary points in collocation methods can be avoided. Because the overrange points are used only in interpolating calculation, no over-constrained condition is imposed into the solved boundary value problems. Poisson's problem and the linear elastic cantilever beam problem are analyzed by using the ORCM. More >

D.M.S. Albuquerque¹, J.M.C. Pereira¹, J.C.F. Pereira^1,2

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.72, No.4, pp. 337-366, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.072.337

Abstract A numerical study of fluid-structure interaction is presented for the analysis of viscous flow over a resonant membrane airfoil in hovering flight. A flexible membrane moving with a prescribed stroke period was naturally excited to enter into 1st, 2nd and 3rd mode of vibration according to the selected membrane tension. The Navier-Stokes equations were discretized on a moving body unstructured grid using the finite volume method. The instantaneous membrane position was predicted by the 1D unsteady membrane equation with input from the acting fluid flow forces. Following initial validation against reported rigid airfoils predictions, the… More >

D.-A. An-Vo¹, N. Mai-Duy¹, T. Tran-Cong¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.72, No.4, pp. 299-336, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.072.299

Abstract This paper presents a new control-volume discretisation method, based on Cartesian grids and integrated-radial-basis-function elements (IRBFEs), for the solution of second-order elliptic problems in one and two dimensions. The governing equation is discretised by means of the control-volume formulation and the division of the problem domain into non-overlapping control volumes is based on a Cartesian grid. Salient features of the present method include (i) an element is defined by two adjacent nodes on a grid line, (ii) the IRBF approximations on each element are constructed using only two RBF centres (a smallest RBF set) associated… More >

Jinling Long^1,2, Bingang Xu^1,3, Xiaoming Tao¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.72, No.4, pp. 273-298, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.072.273

Abstract Moving slender threadline structures are widely used in various engineering fields. The dynamics of these systems is sometimes time dependent but in most cases follows a periodic pattern, and slender yarn motion in textile engineering is a typical problem of this category. In the present paper, we propose a nonlinear approach to model the dynamic behavior of slender threadline structures with a real example in the analysis of slender yarn motion in spinning. Moving boundary conditions of yarn are derived and a consequence of the perturbation analysis for the dimensionless governing equations provides the zero More >

Htike Htike¹, Wen Chen¹, Yan Gu¹, Junjie Yang¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.72, No.4, pp. 247-272, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.072.247

Abstract This paper makes the first attempt to employ the Radial Basis Function (RBF) interpolation in the material point method (MPM), in which the shape function is based on RBF and polynomial function and satisfies the partition of unity and possesses Delta-function property. It is worthy of stressing that the RBF interpolation has the merit of high smoothness and is very accurate and can easily be applied to the MPM framework for mapping information between moving particles, known as material point in the MPM, and background grids. The RBF-based MPM is designed to overcome the unphysical More >

Veturia Chiroiu¹, Ligia Munteanu², Ioan Ursu³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.72, No.3, pp. 229-246, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.072.229

Abstract Chaotic behavior of uncertain nonlinear systems offers a rich variety of orbits, which can be controlled by bounding the signals involved in closed-loop systems. In this paper, systems with nonlinear uncertainties with no prior knowledge of their bounds, unmodeled dynamic law and rapidly varying disturbances are analyzed in order to propose a stabilization controller of the chaotic behavior via the fuzzy logic systems. More >

Che-Wun Hong^1,2, Wei-Hui Chen¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.72, No.3, pp. 211-228, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.072.211

Abstract This paper intends to use semiconductor quantum dots (cadmium sulphide- CdS) and/or biological pigments (chlorophyll-a derivatives) to replace those expensive ruthenium (Ru) dyes in photoelectrochemical solar cells. Based on the computational quantum chemistry, the molecular structures of (CdS)_n (n=1 ~ 22) clusters and chlorophyll-a derivatives (chlorin-H₃⁺ and chlorin-H₁₇⁺) are configured and optimized. Density functional theory (DFT) of the first principles calculations, which chose B3LYP (Becke 3-parameter Lee-Yang-Parr) and PBE (Perdew-Burke- Ernzerhof) exchange correlation functionals, is employed. Photoelectric properties, such as: molecular orbital, density of state (DOS), highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and More >