Investigation of accuracy of the interface tracking method

In this paper accuracy of a simple and effective method for tracking interfaces in two-dimensional area is investigated. The method is based on the level set method (LSM) with "brute force" reinitialization algorithm. A comparison of numerical solution with an analytical solution is presented and discussed

Analysis of the three-dimensional thermoelasticity problem with the use of the continuous Galerkin method

The paper focuses on the mathematical and numerical modelling of the thermoelasticity problem in the three-dimensional region. The governing equations of the mathematical model are a set of equilibrium equations. The numerical model uses continuous Galerkin formulation together with the Finite Element Method (FEM). Both models are discussed in detail. The final set of FEM equations is derived. The example of numerical calculations obtained with the use of an original computer program is presented. The main goal of presented paper is to develop the alternative model to the one based on the Discontinuous Galerkin Method (DGM)

Numerical modeling of heat flow between three-dimensional regions in contact problems

The method of numerical modeling of heat transfer between three-dimensional objects being in contact is described in the paper. Presented approach is based on the finite element method (FEM) with independent spatial discretization of considered regions. The gap between external surfaces of the interacting objects has variable width and is filled with gas or liquid. The medium in the gap introduces thermal resistance into heat transfer process. The mathematical model of considered problem is based on the equation of heat diffusion supplemented by the appropriate initial and boundary conditions. The deformations of the regions resulting from the thermally dependent changes of their volumes are also included in the model. The results of numerical simulations are presented and discussed

Modeling of thermal contact through gap with the use of Finite Element Method

In the paper the mathematical and numerical descriptions of the general case of thermal contact between two flat bodies are presented. The numerical model of the problem is based on the Finite Element Method (FEM). Variable width of the contact gap between interacting bodies is considered. The model allows the use of independent spatial discretization of the contacting components, which means that the edges of the finite elements lying on the both sides of the contact gap need not be matched. The algorithm of treatment of the fourth kind boundary condition is described in details

Mathematical and numerical basis of binary alloy solidification models with substitute thermal capacity. Part I

The presented work is focused on the basis of mathematical and numerical descriptions of the binary alloy solidification problem. The mathematical formulation is based on the so-called substitute thermal capacity, which implies a change in the specific heat of solidifying material. In the literature one can find many ways to define this parameter. Five models, differing in the description of the substitute thermal capacity as well as the numerical model using the finite element method (FEM) are considered

Analytical and numerical solution of the heat conduction problem in the rod

In this paper, the results of analytical and numerical solution of the problem of heat transport in the rod of finite length are presented. The analytical solution is obtained with the use of the Fourier series. The numerical model of the problem is based on the Finite Element Method (FEM). In addition, to check the compatibility of both solutions, distributions of the temperature for selected time moments are compared and discussed

The comparison of results obtained from the continuous and discontinuous Galerkin Method for the thermoelasticity problem

The presented paper is focused on the comparison of the Continuous and Discontinuous Galerkin Methods in terms of thermoelasticity for a cubic element. For this purpose, a numerical model of the phenomenon was built using both methods together with the Finite Element Method (FEM). The comparison of the results of numerical simulation obtained with the use of an original computer program based on the derived final set of FEM equations for both methods is presented