Time-Domain Higher-Order Boundary Element Method for Simulating High Forward-Speed Ship Motions in Waves

The hydrodynamic performance of a high forward-speed ship in obliquely propagating waves is numerically examined to assess both free motions and wave field in comparison with a low forward-speed ship.This numerical model is based on the time-domain potential flow theory and higher-order boundary element method,where an analytical expression is completely expanded to determine the base-unsteady coupling flow imposed on the moving condition of the ship.The ship in the numerical model may possess different advancing speeds,i.e.stationary,low speed,and high speed.The role of the water depth,wave height,wave period,and incident wave angle is analyzed by means of the accurate numerical model.It is found that the resonant motions of the high forward-speed ship are triggered by comparison with the stationary one.More specifically,a higher forward speed generates a V-shaped wave region with a larger elevation,which induces stronger resonant motions corresponding to larger wave periods.The shoaling effect is adverse to the motion of the low-speed ship,but is beneficial to the resonant motion of the high-speed ship.When waves obliquely propagate toward the ship,the V-shaped wave region would be broken due to the coupling effect between roll and pitch motions.It is also demonstrated that the maximum heave motion occurs in beam seas for stationary cases but occurs in head waves for high speeds.However,the variation of the pitch motion with period is hardly affected by wave incident angles.

Acoustic viscoelastic modeling by frequency-domain boundary element method

Earth medium is not completely elastic, with its viscosity resulting in attenuation and dispersion of seismic waves. Most viscoelastic numerical simulations are based on the finite-difference and finite-element methods. Targeted at viscoelastic numerical modeling for multilayered media, the constant-Q acoustic wave equation is transformed into the corresponding wave integral representation with its Green＇s function accounting for viscoelastic coefficients. An efficient alternative for full-waveform solution to the integral equation is proposed in this article by extending conventional frequency-domain boundary element methods to viscoelastic media. The viscoelastic boundary element method enjoys a distinct characteristic of the explicit use of boundary continuity conditions of displacement and traction, leading to a semi-analytical solution with sufficient accuracy for simulating the viscoelastic effect across irregular interfaces. Numerical experiments to study the viscoelastic absorption of different Q values demonstrate the accuracy and applicability of the method.

A TIME DOMAIN BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD FOR WATER-SOLID IMPACT ANALYSIS

A reciprocal theorem of dynamics for potential flow problems is first derived by means of the Laplace transform in which the compressibility of water is taken into account. Based on this theorem, the corresponding time-space boundary integral equation: is obtained. Then, a set of time domain boundary element equations with recurrence form is immediately formulated through discretization in both time and boundary. After having carried out the numerical calculation two solutions are found in which a rigid semicircular cylinder and a rigid wedge with infinite length suffer normal impact on the surface of a half-space fluid. The results show that the present method is more efficient than the previous ones.

CALCULATION FOR PATH-DOMAIN INDEPENDENT J INTEGRAL WITH ELASTO-VISCOPLASTIC CONSISTENT TANGENT OPERATOR CONCEPT-BASED BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHODS

This paper presents an elasto-viscoplastic consistent tangent operator (CTO) based boundary element formulation, and application for calculation of path-domain independentJ integrals (extension of the classicalJ integrals) in nonlinear crack analysis. When viscoplastic deformation happens, the effective stresses around the crack tip in the nonlinear region is allowed to exceed the loading surface, and the pure plastic theory is not suitable for this situation. The concept of consistency employed in the solution of increment viscoplastic problem, plays a crucial role in preserving the quadratic rate asymptotic convergence of iteractive schemes based on Newton's method. Therefore, this paper investigates the viscoplastic crack problem, and presents an implicit viscoplastic algorithm using the CTO concept in a boundary element framework for path-domain independentJ integrals. Applications are presented with two numerical examples for viscoplastic crack problems andJ integrals.

A DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION ALGORITHM WITH FINITE ELEMENT-BOUNDARY ELEMENT COUPLING

A domain decomposition algorithm coupling the finite element and the boundary element was presented. It essentially involves subdivision of the analyzed domain into sub-regions being independently modeled by two methods, i.e., the finite element method （FEM） and the boundary element method （BEM）. The original problem was restored with continuity and equilibrium conditions being satisfied on the interface of the two sub-regions using an iterative algorithm. To speed up the convergence rate of the iterative algorithm, a dynamically changing relaxation parameter during iteration was introduced. An advantage of the proposed algorithm is that the locations of the nodes on the interface of the two sub-domains can be inconsistent. The validity of the algorithm is demonstrated by the consistence of the results of a numerical example obtained by the proposed method and those by the FEM, the BEM and a present finite element-boundary element （FE-BE） coupling method.

DYNAMIC INTERACTION OF PLANE WAVES WITH A UNILATERALLY FRICTIONALLY CONSTRAINED INCLUSION-TIME DOMAIN BOUNDARY ELEMENT ANALYSIS

A 2D time domain boundary element method(BEM)is developed to solve the transient scattering of plane waves by a unilaterally frictionally constrained inclusion.Coulomb friction is assumed along the contact interface.The incident wave is assumed strong enough so that localized slip and separation take place along the interface.The present problem is in effect a nonlinear boundary value problem since the mixed boundary conditions involve unknown intervals (slip,separation and stick regions).In order to determine the unknown intervals,an iterative technique is developed.As an example,we consider the scattering of a circular cylinder embedded in an infinite solid.

A Fully Nonlinear HOBEM with the Domain Decomposition Method for Simulation of Wave Propagation and Diffraction

A higher-order boundary element method(HOBEM) for simulating the fully nonlinear regular wave propagation and diffraction around a fixed vertical circular cylinder is investigated. The domain decomposition method with continuity conditions enforced on the interfaces between the adjacent sub-domains is implemented for reducing the computational cost. By adjusting the algorithm of iterative procedure on the interfaces, four types of coupling strategies are established, that is, Dirchlet/Dirchlet-Neumman/Neumman(D/D-N/N), Dirchlet-Neumman(D-N),Neumman-Dirchlet(N-D) and Mixed Dirchlet-Neumman/Neumman-Dirchlet(Mixed D-N/N-D). Numerical simulations indicate that the domain decomposition methods can provide accurate results compared with that of the single domain method. According to the comparisons of computational efficiency, the D/D-N/N coupling strategy is recommended for the wave propagation problem. As for the wave-body interaction problem, the Mixed D-N/N-D coupling strategy can obtain the highest computational efficiency.

Second-Order Wave Diffraction Around 3-D Bodies by A Time-Domain Method

A time-domain method is applied to simulate nonlinear wave diffraction around a surface piercing 3-D arbitrary body. The method involves the application of Taylor series expansions and the use of perturbation procedure to establish the corresponding boundary value problems with respect to a time-independent fluid domain. A boundary element method based on B-spline expansion is used to calculate the wave field at each time step, and the free surface boundary condition is satisfied to the second order of wave steepness by a numerical integration in time. An artificial damping layer is adopted on the free surface for the removal of wave reflection from the outer boundary. As an illustration, the method is used to compute the second-order wave forces and run-up on a surface-piercing circular cylinder. The present method is found to be accurate, computationally efficient, and numerically stable.

An approximation for the boundary optimal control problem of a heat equation defined in a variable domain

In this paper, we consider a numerical approximation for the boundary optimal control problem with the control constraint governed by a heat equation defined in a variable domain. For this variable domain problem, the boundary of the domain is moving and the shape of theboundary is defined by a known time-dependent function. By making use of the Galerkin finite element method, we first project the original optimal control problem into a semi-discrete optimal control problem governed by a system of ordinary differential equations. Then, based on the aforementioned semi-discrete problem, we apply the control parameterization method to obtain an optimal parameter selection problem governed by a lumped parameter system, which can be solved as a nonlinear optimization problem by a Sequential Quadratic Programming （SQP） algorithm. The numerical simulation is given to illustrate the effectiveness of our numerical approximation for the variable domain problem with the finite element method and the control parameterization method.

THE SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF TANK SLOSHING WITH POROSITY GIRDER BY MULTI-DOMAIN BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD

The simulations of nonlinear sloshing in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional liquid tanks with porosity girder are carried out in time domain by using the Multi-domain Boundary Element Method（MBEM）.The comparison of the present results and the references is conducted and shows they agree well with each other.The three-dimensional effect and the influence of the width of liquid tank and the height and porosity of the girder on the natural period of the model are also discussed.

A Direct Implementation of a Modified Boundary Integral Formulation for the Extended Fisher-Kolmogorov Equation

This study is concerned with the numerical approximation of the extended Fisher-Kolmogorov equation with a modified boundary integral method. A key aspect of this formulation is that it relaxes the domain-driven approach of a typical boundary element (BEM) technique. While its discretization keeps faith with the second order accurate BEM formulation, its implementation is element-based. This leads to a local solution of all integral equation and their final assembly into a slender and banded coefficient matrix which is far easier to manipulate numerically. This outcome is much better than working with BEM’s fully populated coefficient matrices resulting from a numerical encounter with the problem domain especially for nonlinear, transient, and heterogeneous problems. Faithful results of high accuracy are achieved when the results obtained herein are compared with those available in literature.

MULTIGRID ALGORITHM FOR THE COUPLING SYSTEM OF NATURAL BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD AND FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR UNBOUNDED DOMAIN PROBLEMS

In this paper, some V-cycle multigrid algorithms are presented for the coupling system arising from the discretization of the Dirichlet exterior problem by coupling the natural boundary element method and finite element method. The convergence of these multigrid algorithms is obtained even with only one smoothing on all levels. The rate of convergence is found uniformly bounded independent of the number of levels and the mesh sizes of all levels, which indicates that these multigrid algorithms are optimal. Some numerical results are also reported.

TIME DOMAIN BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHODS FOR THE NEUMANN PROBLEM： ERROR ESTIMATES AND ACOUSTIC PROBLEMS

We investigate time domain boundary element methods for the wave equation in R3, with a view towards sound emission problems in computational acoustics. The Neumann problem is reduced to a time dependent integral equation for the hypersingular operator, and we present a priori and a posteriori error estimates for conforming Galerkin approxima- tions in the more general case of a screen. Numerical experiments validate the convergence of our boundary element scheme and compare it with the numerical approximations ob- tained from an integral equation of the second kind. Computations in a half-space illustrate the influence of the reflection properties of a flat street.

Hydroelasticity Analysis in Frequency Domain and Time Domain

Hydroelasticity has been introduced in ship seakeeping assessment for more than three decades, and it finally becomes an essential tool in marine industry for design of some types of ship. In the 35 years of evolution, hydroelasticity methods applied in industry of marine and offshore energy grown up from two dimensional to three dimensional and now has analysis models of linear model in frequency domain and nonlinear model in time domain. In this paper, we present the three dimensional hydroelasticity theory model in frequency domain and time domain, show the difference in the approach, and discuss their applications in wave-structure interaction.

基于XFEM的大体积结构波动传播规律及裂纹反演方法

大体积混凝土结构被广泛应用于土木、水利等领域的重大工程中,而混凝土抗拉强度低的力学特性决定了其易产生裂纹,因此,发展高效的检测方法,识别大体积混凝土结构中的裂纹信息十分必要.论文提出了一种新的方法,通过提取响应信号频谱中特定频率的幅值特征,基于BP人工神经网络建立幅值特征与裂纹信息间的映射关系,从而有效识别出裂纹信息.首先采用扩展有限元法(eXtended Finite Element Methods, XFEM)和人工吸收边界模型,分别模拟了单裂纹和双裂纹情形下,大量不同裂纹信息下特定位置传感器的响应,分析其频谱曲线并提取特征,建立频谱特征—裂尖位置数据集,以训练人工神经网络,测试集的反演效果显示,该方法具有较好的准确度,可有效识别出裂纹信息.

基于多区多求解器的金属-介质复合目标电磁散射特性分析

在导弹类金属-介质复合目标电磁散射特性求解过程中,采用常规迭代求解方法存在难以收敛以及内迭代边界积分区域重复求解的问题。针对该问题,在传统有限元边界积分区域分解法(finite element boundary integral domain decomposition method,FE-BI-DDM)的基础上,采用了更为灵活的多区多求解器的方法(multi domain multi solver method,MDMSM)。该方法对导弹类金属-介质复合目标中难以收敛的金属区域,使用快速直接求逆的方法求解,由于可以使用独立的网格模型进行电磁建模,避免了内迭代部分的模型重复建立过程,从而大幅减少了整体模型求解时间。实验结果表明:所提方法可以在相同计算精度的条件下,以不过多增加内存空间为前提,大幅缩短了导弹类目标的金属-介质复合模型的电磁求解时间。该方法为开展导弹类目标特性分析提供了一条可行的技术途径。

A Least-Squares/Fictitious Domain Method for Linear Elliptic Problems with Robin Boundary Conditions

In this article,we discuss a least-squares/fictitious domain method for the solution of linear elliptic boundary value problems with Robin boundary conditions.LetΩandωbe two bounded domains of R d such thatω⊂Ω.For a linear elliptic problem inΩ\ωwith Robin boundary condition on the boundaryγofω,our goal here is to develop a fictitious domain method where one solves a variant of the original problem on the fullΩ,followed by a well-chosen correction overω.This method is of the virtual control type and relies on a least-squares formulation making the problem solvable by a conjugate gradient algorithm operating in a well chosen control space.Numerical results obtained when applying our method to the solution of two-dimensional elliptic and parabolic problems are given;they suggest optimal order of convergence.

任意形状复合油藏压力动态的边界元分析

油气藏形状对井底压力动态响应有着显著的影响,常规的解析方法只能计算规则形状油气藏的井底压力响应。该文建立了任意形状复合油藏不稳定渗流的数学模型,并将区域分割法与边界元方法相结合,研究了任意形状复合油藏不稳定压力响应的计算方法,应用杜哈美原理考虑了表皮效应与井储系数对井底压力动态响应的影响。绘制并分析了复合油藏的典型曲线,通过分析指出油藏的边界性质会影响典型曲线后期形态,而内区形状的也可能掩盖复合油藏典型曲线的特点。

基于区域分解法的地下水有限元与边界元耦合模型——淄博市王旺庄水源地地下水数值模拟

区域分解法(DDM)是20世纪90年代兴起的一种求解偏微分方程的新方法。方法本身独特的耦合思想和高效的并行计算机理,对于求解复杂的、大型的地下水问题具有相当的优势和广阔的应用前景。本文以淄博市王旺庄水源地地下水流模型为例,应用重叠型区域分解法(DDM)构造了边界单元法(BEM)与有限单元法(FEM)耦合模型,在两种数值方法各自优点的基础上,更形象地再现了实际水文地质原型,有效地消除了人为边界造成的流场失真。

大侧斜螺旋桨负载噪声的边界元数值声学方法频域内计算分析

为探索艇尾桨无空化水下辅射噪声的数值预报方法,采用流场大涡模拟（LES）和声场边界元数值声学的弱耦合方法在频域内对艇尾标称伴流条件下的大侧斜螺旋桨水下负载噪声进行了预报。耦合方法的可信性由计算得到的DTRC4119无侧斜螺旋桨球面空间声压分布和特征测点处声压频谱级曲线与文献[5-6]计算值的比较给予了验证。LES计算时选用动力学Smagorinsky-Lilly亚格子应力模型（DSM）.负载声压场由桨叶及桨毂表面所形成封闭面的压力分布和法向速度分布决定。声源节点和声节点变量采用一对一的变量守恒传递方式。结果表明：定常雷诺时均（RANS）模拟计算2个桨的推力和力矩系数均与敞水试验值吻合良好,以此作为LES模拟的流场初值是可信的;LES非定常解均能准确地捕捉2个桨桨叶叶梢处叶频和倍叶频以及尾流中弱轴频信息;计算得到的DTRC4119螺旋桨在200 Hz内总声压级为126.4 dB,大侧斜螺旋桨在0~1 kHz频带内总声级为116 dB.为艇尾桨水下噪声预报探索了一条新的途径。