管2FEM:用于 (嵌入式) 管状物体中流动相关过程的通用高度自动化管道
Hani Cheikh Sleiman1,2, Kevin M Moerman3, Diana C De Oliveira1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
Royal Society open science
|August 14, 2025
概括
本研究介绍了一种开源管道,简化了管道结构的网格生成. 它从各种3D模型中实现了高效的计算流体动力学 (CFD) 模拟,有利于各种科学和工业应用.
科学领域:
- 计算流体动力学 (CFD) 是一种计算流体动力学.
- 模拟科学是一种模拟科学.
- 科学计算是科学计算.
背景情况:
- 在管状结构中模拟流动对于生物医学和工业应用至关重要.
- 从原始3D数据生成模拟准备的网格通常是劳动密集型和复杂的.
- 现有的方法缺乏一个精简的,开源的解决方案,用于管状几何网格.
研究的目的:
- 介绍一条开源管道,用于管状结构的自动网格生成.
- 为了弥合原始3D模型 (成像,CAD,图形网络) 和模拟准备的网格之间的差距.
- 为了促进各种管状系统的有限元法 (FEM) 和CFD模拟.
主要方法:
- 开发了一条管道,整合了表面网状加工,中线提取和异型/体积网状.
- 他们利用了开源工具:GIBBON,FEniCS和Paraview.
- 将管道应用于各种管状结构,包括土壤根系,肺气道和血管网络.
主要成果:
- 成功生成了复杂的管状几何形状的各种数据源的模拟准备网格.
- 在五个不同的应用案例中证明了管道的多功能性.
- 集成的CFD模拟和3D-1D合策略用于增强分析.
结论:
- 开源管道显著简化了管状结构的网状生成过程.
- 它为CFD和FEM模拟提供了一个灵活和广泛适用的框架.
- 未来的工作重点是提高准确性,减少计算时间和先进的建模策略.
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