High resolution adaptive framework for fast transient fluid-structure interaction with interfaces and structural failure – Application to failing tanks under impact

•We provide a new computational framework for transient fluid-structure interaction.•Complex phenomena such as structural failure and fluid interfaces are accounted for.•High-accuracy is achieved via a multi-purpose adaptive strategy for fluid & structure.•Advanced experiments for tanks under im...

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Published inInternational journal of impact engineering Vol. 127; pp. 62 - 85
Main Authors Faucher, Vincent, Casadei, Folco, Valsamos, Georgios, Larcher, Martin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2019
Elsevier BV
Elsevier
Subjects
Fluid-structure interaction
Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
Physics
Storage tanks
Structural failure
water-air flows
structural failure
fluid-structure interaction
mesh adaptivity
leaking tanks
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Summary:•We provide a new computational framework for transient fluid-structure interaction.•Complex phenomena such as structural failure and fluid interfaces are accounted for.•High-accuracy is achieved via a multi-purpose adaptive strategy for fluid & structure.•Advanced experiments for tanks under impact are simulated with very accurate results.
ISSN:0734-743X
1879-3509
DOI:10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2018.10.008