Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Introduction to Flow Simulations
- 3 Computational Geometry and Grid Generation
- 4 Forcing Methods
- 5 Moving Boundaries
- 6 Hydrodynamic Loads Computation
- 7 Fluid–Structure Interaction
- 8 Turbulence and Wall Models within IBMs
- 9 Advanced IBM Applications
- 10 Numerical Examples
- References
- Index
2 - Introduction to Flow Simulations
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Introduction to Flow Simulations
- 3 Computational Geometry and Grid Generation
- 4 Forcing Methods
- 5 Moving Boundaries
- 6 Hydrodynamic Loads Computation
- 7 Fluid–Structure Interaction
- 8 Turbulence and Wall Models within IBMs
- 9 Advanced IBM Applications
- 10 Numerical Examples
- References
- Index
Summary
As the textbook is concerned with the application of immersed boundary methods for complex flow simulations, some general preliminary considerations are necessary in order to make the book self-consistent.
Basic concepts about fluids, their governing equations and the fundamentals relating to numerical integration are introduced and discussed.
Using a simple numerical example of the flow around a square cylinder, the relation between spatial numerical resolution and smallest flow scale is introduced and explained in connection with the successive requirements of immersed boundary methods.
A final discussion of the concepts of verification and validation of a numerical model closes the chapter.
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- An Introduction to Immersed Boundary Methods , pp. 16 - 32Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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