Updated Lagrangian free surface flow simulations with natural neighbour Galerkin methods

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In this paper, a new method to simulate free surface fluid flows within an updated Lagrangian framework is described. It is based on the use of a meshless technique coined as natural element method (NEM) or, more recently, as natural neighbour Galerkin method. The position of the flow front or the geometry of the fluid domain is handled by invoking the geometrical concept of α‐shape of the cloud of points, thus avoiding the explicit definition of the boundary of the domain as it evolves. This method also avoids the traditional need of remeshing typical in finite element simulations of this kind of processes. Three types of fluid behaviour have been considered, namely a purely Newtonian fluid, a non‐Newtonian short fibre‐reinforced thermoplastic, and finally a Norton–Hoff viscoplastic behaviour. Benchmark examples showing the performance of the technique are included in the paper. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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