EdgeCFD: a parallel residual-based variational multiscale code for multiphysics. Issue 7 (13th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cortes, Adriano M. A.; Lins, Erb F.; Guerra, Gabriel M.; Silva, Rômulo M.; Alves, José L. D.; Elias, Renato N.; Rochinha, Fernando A.; Coutinho, Alvaro L. G. A.
• Is Part Of: International journal of computational fluid dynamics. Volume 34:Issue 7/8(2020)
• Page Start: 529
• Page End: 548
• Publication Date: 2020-09-13
• Subjects: Multiphysics -- incompressible fluid flows -- RBVMS -- FEM -- turbidity currents -- risers -- parallel computing -- in-situ visualisation -- computational steering; Fluid dynamics -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 532.05
• DOI: 10.1080/10618562.2020.1771325
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1061-8562

Abstract

Abstract : High fidelity multiphysics simulations are ubiquitous in science and engineering but still face many challenges to run efficiently in today's supercomputers. This work reports advanced technologies present in EdgeCFD, a hybrid parallel variational multiscale multiphysics finite element software capable of running industrial problems involving turbulent incompressible, compressible, free-surface flows, advection-diffusion of multiple scalar fields, fluid-object interaction using an Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian formulation, and, more recently, used to supporting uncertainty quantification. We also show the strategies to support the solution of large scale problems, including in-situ visualisation and how EdgeCFD handles computational steering. Industrial applications in the oil and gas industry are shown to demonstrate EdgeCFD capabilities. We present the analysis of vortex-induced vibration in cylindrical risers with appendages to reduce drag and lift, and the simulation of successive discharges of turbidity currents, a critical process for understanding the formation of oil reservoirs.