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Fluid–structure interaction simulation of a coriolis mass flowmeter using a lattice boltzmann method

Haussmann, Marc; Reinshaus, Peter; Simonis, Stephan ORCID iD icon; Nirschl, Hermann; Krause, Mathias J.

Abstract:

In this paper, we use a fluid–structure interaction (FSI) approach to simulate a Coriolis mass flowmeter (CMF). The fluid dynamics is calculated by the open-source framework OpenLB, based on the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). For the structural dynamics we employ the open-source software Elmer, an implementation of the finite element method (FEM). A staggered coupling approach between the two software packages is presented. The finite element mesh is created by the mesh generator Gmsh to ensure a complete open source workflow. The Eigenmodes of the CMF, which are calculated by modal analysis, are compared with measurement data. Using the estimated excitation frequency, a fully coupled, partitioned, FSI simulation is applied to simulate the phase shift of the investigated CMF design. The calculated phase shift values are in good agreement to the measurement data and verify the suitability of the model to numerically describe the working principle of a CMF.


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000133851
Veröffentlicht am 14.06.2021
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.3390/FLUIDS6040167
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Zitationen: 5
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Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Angewandte und Numerische Mathematik (IANM)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2311-5521
KITopen-ID: 1000133851
Erschienen in Fluids
Verlag MDPI
Band 6
Heft 4
Seiten 167
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Schlagwörter open source; lattice Boltzmann methods; fluid-structure interaction; OpenLB; Elmer
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