FINE™/FSI-OOFELIE

Two-way strong coupling between OOFELIE::Multiphysics and Cadence Design Systems NUMECA’FINE™/Open with OpenLabs™ to help engineers accurately predict fluid-structure interaction.

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One single environment

FINE™/FSI-OOFELIE, set-up and start complete F.S.I. simulations using only one software. FINE™/FSI-OOFELIE couples the OOFELIE::Multiphysics Solver with Cadence NUMECA’s fast and accurate parallel flow solver FINE™/Open with OpenLabs™ into one single environment.
The workflow is handled by the OOFELIE::UI generic interface.

Features

Two-way strong coupling

A strong coupling approach is considered, allowing us to verify equations of all physical models at each time step. Strong coupling of multiphysics phenomena reveals much more information than just consecutive simulations. It ensures fast convergence and solution stability while simulating multi-unstable environments. A staggered approach is used with two solvers ensuring the most efficient method for each field.

Easy to install

The installation process requires only one step.

FINE™/FSI-OOFELIE is a fully integrated solution for strongly coupled fluid-structure interaction simulations. It is developed in collaboration with Numeca International, combining the latest technology in Multiphysics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Mechanics design.

A fully integrated environment for fluid structure interaction

Highlights Applications
  • Two-way strong coupling: equilibrium between fluid and solid at each time step
  • Steady and Unsteady computations. 2D and 3D capabilities
  • Non-conformal meshes at the interface: finer fluid domain resolution possible
  • Structures: linear and nonlinear analysis. Elastic and thermo-elastic computations
  • Scripting capability
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  • Wind turbine blade deformation
  • Fuel tank sloshing
  • FSI in hypersonic rocket nozzle
  • Missiles subsonic wing oscillations
  • Thermal deformation