A computational method is proposed for problems where fluid–structure interaction is combined with solid-rigid contact. This combination is particularly important for the dynamics and impact of heart valves. The Navier–Stokes equation in an Eulerian setting is coupled to a Neo-Hookean solid model using a Lagrangian description. A fictitious domain method extended with a local mesh adaptation al...

A Virtual Test Facility (VTF) for studying the three-dimensional dynamic response of solid materials subject to strong shock and detonation waves has been constructed as part of the research program of the Center for Simulating the Dynamic Response of Materials at the California Institute of Technology. The compressible fluid flow is simulated with a Cartesian finite volume method and treating ...

Brain tissue is a heterogeneous material, constituted by soft matrix filled with cerebrospinal fluid. The interactions between, and the complexity of each these components are responsible for non-linear rate-dependent behaviour that characterises what one most complex in nature. Here, we investigate influence cutting rate on fracture properties brain, through wire experiments. We also present c...

Time-accurate fluid-structure interaction simulations of strong shock and detonation waves impinging on deforming solid structures benefit significantly from the application of dynamic mesh adaptation in the fluid. A patch-based parallel fluid solver with adaptive mesh refinement in space and time tailored for this problem class is presented; special attention is given to the robustness of the ...

In this paper, we develop a unified mathematical model with velocity as the primary variable for modeling the interaction between incompressible fluid and compressible solid. We numerically solve this problem by combining the finite different method with the level set method, which is able to easily capture the dynamic change of the interface between fluid and solid. Additionally, the zero cont...

Depletion of the liquid density near a solid surface with a weak longrange fluid-surface interaction was studied by computer simulations of the liquidvapor coexistence of a LJ fluid confined in slitlike pores. In a wide temperature range the liquid density decreases towards the surface without the formation of a vapor layer between the liquid and the solid surface. This evidences the absence of...

The present work involves numerical simulation of a steady, incompressible forcedconvection fluid flow through a matrix of porous media between two parallel plates at constanttemperature. A Darcy model for the momentum equation was employed. The mathematical model forenergy transport was based on single phase equation model which assumes local thermal equilibriumbetween fluid and solid phases. ...

The dynamic behavior of the slip length in a fluid flow confined between atomically smooth surfaces is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. At weak wall-fluid interactions, the slip length increases nonlinearly with the shear rate provided that the liquid/solid interface forms incommensurable structures. A gradual transition to the linear rate dependence is observed upon increasin...