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
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 October 2025
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
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This chapter begins with a motivation to use computational models in scientific and technical applications. An overview of the advantages and drawbacks of numerical simulations with respect to laboratory experiments is given and advancements in various fields are discussed.
After this general introduction, a historical overview of the subject is presented and the present state of the art is discussed. In particular, it is shown that immersed boundary methods are being used in all fields of computational science and the number of scientific publications per year has been increasing with a constant acceleration over the past two decades: This has resulted in an exploding research field in which a reference textbook is still missing.
Finally, the objective of the book and the plan of the various chapters is given.
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- An Introduction to Immersed Boundary Methods , pp. 1 - 15Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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