Deformable object

piranha007 · April 6, 2018, 07:04

Dear Foamers,

I'm new in OpenFoam, and my goal is to simulate a deformable elastic sphere suspended in flow.
The surface of the sphere is considered as a fluid membrane surrounding another fluid.
I would like to control the deformation forces on the membrane.
I need to know which solver I should consider for this case (interfoam or dpmfoam ...) or if I have to compute a new one ? I don't know from where I should start.

piranha007 · April 9, 2018, 06:16

No one for some guidance ?

mark_cfd · May 30, 2021, 22:57

Hi piranha007 are you still working on this? The closest available (that I'm aware of) is sdfibm, which implements the immersed boundary method for rigid bodies. I am working on modifying this code to include deformable bodies, but it's still early days.

piranha007 · June 4, 2021, 11:35

Hi Marks thanks for your answer. I actually worked with the Boundary element method as I was interested only on the interface. Thanks for your suggestion and good luck.

andrewbickerdike · October 29, 2021, 10:38

Hi,

I'm trying to work on something similar. How far have you managed to get with it?

April 6, 2018, 07:04	Deformable object	#1
piranha007 New Member bob Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 14	Dear Foamers, I'm new in OpenFoam, and my goal is to simulate a deformable elastic sphere suspended in flow. The surface of the sphere is considered as a fluid membrane surrounding another fluid. I would like to control the deformation forces on the membrane. I need to know which solver I should consider for this case (interfoam or dpmfoam ...) or if I have to compute a new one ? I don't know from where I should start.

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April 9, 2018, 06:16		#2
piranha007 New Member bob Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 14	No one for some guidance ?

May 30, 2021, 22:57		#3
mark_cfd New Member Mark Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 5	Hi piranha007 are you still working on this? The closest available (that I'm aware of) is sdfibm, which implements the immersed boundary method for rigid bodies. I am working on modifying this code to include deformable bodies, but it's still early days.

June 4, 2021, 11:35		#4
piranha007 New Member bob Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 14	Hi Marks thanks for your answer. I actually worked with the Boundary element method as I was interested only on the interface. Thanks for your suggestion and good luck.

October 29, 2021, 10:38		#5
andrewbickerdike New Member Andrew Bickerdike Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 5	Hi, I'm trying to work on something similar. How far have you managed to get with it?