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    • Numerical Simulation

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    • Traditional Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) methods often treat incompressibility and viscosity in separate stages.
    • This separation can lead to interference between pressure and shear forces, negatively impacting the simulation of sharp surface details and complex viscous phenomena like buckling and rope coiling.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce an integrated approach for simulating viscous incompressible SPH fluids by linking incompressibility and viscosity solvers.
    • To address the limitations of separate solvers in preserving surface details and capturing realistic viscous behaviors across a wide viscosity range.

    Main Methods:

    • Integration of the Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure Linked Equations (SIMPLE) into the SPH framework.
    • Iterative imposition of incompressibility and viscosity constraints to minimize solver interference.
    • Addressing particle deficiency issues inherent in both incompressibility and viscosity solvers.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed method demonstrates stability for simulating incompressible fluids with viscosities ranging from zero to extremely high values.
    • Enhanced preservation of sharp surface details compared to existing state-of-the-art methods.
    • Accurate simulation of remarkable viscous behaviors, including buckling and rope coiling.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel SIMPLE-integrated SPH method effectively overcomes the limitations of separate solver approaches.
    • This technique offers superior accuracy in simulating complex fluid behaviors and maintaining surface integrity across diverse viscosity regimes.