{"id":1763,"date":"2019-02-04T08:52:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T08:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/?page_id=1763"},"modified":"2021-01-08T13:25:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T13:25:04","slug":"reduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/index.php\/products\/the-oofeliemultiphysics-suite\/the-oofeliemultiphysics-solver\/reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1763\" class=\"elementor elementor-1763\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b928bd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b928bd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12e61c2\" data-id=\"12e61c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8336a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8336a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reduction<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2f8f1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2f8f1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fee1bd0\" data-id=\"fee1bd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e478a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e478a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribute-short\"><p>Accurate simulations, especially in the case of models involving strong coupling between multiples physical fields, require complex numerical models that reveal to be costly in terms of computation time.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"attribute-long\"><p>The principle of model reduction methods consists of processing the complete numerical model to extract a reduced model that involves very few variables but remains representative of the initial model behavior of interest.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-497891e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"497891e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8141a8b\" data-id=\"8141a8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1329dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1329dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Model reduction flow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063f619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"063f619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribute-short\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">The reduced models can be simulated using dedicated software tools, such as <span style=\"color: #000000;\">O<\/span><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">OFELIE::M<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ultiphysics in MS Excel<\/span> or they can also be included in a more complex finite element model as sub-structures.<\/span><\/p><p>The first step consists in the creation of the model to reduce. It corresponds usually to a standard finite element model that includes a mesh, the definition of the type and properties of finite elements, boundary conditions, and loads. The reduction does not involve any particular requirement. Nevertheless, the model must be consistent, that means well defined, and the physical behavior it addresses must match the scope of the available reduction algorithms.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"attribute-long\"><p>In addition, the user selects \u201cretained\u201d degrees of freedom (DOF), which means that the DOF of interest in terms of which the model will be reduced. These DOFs are usually the DOF that characterize the behavior of the system and the DOFs that are used to connect it with its environment. According to the algorithm used to reduce the model, the user can also select additional variables to match his requirements in terms of reduced model accuracy. The application of the reduction algorithms implemented in <span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">O<\/span><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">OFELIE::M<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ultiphysics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>generates a model of superelement. This is a data structure that describes the reduced model topology and its internal definition in terms of DOF and equations governing its behavior.<\/p><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ReductionOrganigram-2_large.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ReductionOrganigram-2_large-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ReductionOrganigram-2_large-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ReductionOrganigram-2_large.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>The models of superelement are used to generate one or multiple superelements in a generic finite element model. Indeed, a superelement can be simulated independently or multiple superelements can be combined together if each of them corresponds to a substructure. The generation of a superelement is called \u201cinstantiation\u201d. The simulations of superelements can be performed in <span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">O<\/span><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">OFELIE::M<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ultiphysics in MS Excel<\/span><\/span> thanks to the interface that has been developed. Finally, the results computed using reduced models can be expanded to the initial model used to generate the superelement model. This last step is called \u201cbackward restitution\u201d. This operation allows the visualization of the complete physical fields on the initial geometry. This can be particularly interesting as reduced model results involve only global variables.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43d8599 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43d8599\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaed96b\" data-id=\"eaed96b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2306495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2306495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interfaces<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb7924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bb7924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to provide user friendly interfaces, the model reduction feature has been integrated in <span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">O<\/span><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">OFELIE::M<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ultiphysics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and in MS Excel as illustrated on the following picture.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Schematic-vue-of-design-flow-using-reduced-models_large.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Schematic-vue-of-design-flow-using-reduced-models_large-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Schematic-vue-of-design-flow-using-reduced-models_large-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Schematic-vue-of-design-flow-using-reduced-models_large.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>At the top level, the user uses <span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">O<\/span><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">OFELIE::M<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ultiphysics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to create his 3D model, to define reduction settings, and to perform the extraction of the reduced model. <span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">O<\/span><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">OFELIE::M<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ultiphysics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>applies the appropriate reduction algorithm to the model and generate a model of superelement. The super element model, which is parameterized, can be imported in MS Excel, thanks to a dedicated interfaced that has been developed. Using this MS Excel interface, illustrated in the following pictures, the user can easily define the boundary conditions and excitation to apply on the model and define the simulation settings.<\/p><div class=\"object-center\"><div class=\"class-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Defining-simulation-settings-using-OOFELIE-in-Excel_large.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Defining-simulation-settings-using-OOFELIE-in-Excel_large-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Defining-simulation-settings-using-OOFELIE-in-Excel_large-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Defining-simulation-settings-using-OOFELIE-in-Excel_large.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Once a simulation is performed, the results are automatically displayed in the MS Excel interface, including numerical values and plots, according to the user selection.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Results-visualisation-using-OOfelie-in-Excel_large.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Results-visualisation-using-OOfelie-in-Excel_large-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Results-visualisation-using-OOfelie-in-Excel_large-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Results-visualisation-using-OOfelie-in-Excel_large.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Results computed on the reduced model can also be expanded to the initial 3D model and exported to be visualized. MS Excel is here used as an interface. The management of the reduced models (including accessing the definition, performing the simulations, and exporting results) is performed by <span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">O<\/span><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">OFELIE::M<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ultiphysics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that behaves like a Python server.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e327f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e327f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e01b99\" data-id=\"2e01b99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f509e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0f509e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Export to EDA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4fcb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a4fcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/EDA-link_medium.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1772 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/EDA-link_medium.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a>Model Order Reduction<\/b><\/span>\u00a0(MOR) techniques can be applied to many fields of activities.\u00a0<\/p><p>This feature is intensively used in the microsystems (MEMS) component design procedure. Indeed, simulations at the circuit level require accurate compact models of the MEMS components, also called behavioral models, macromodels, or reduced-order models (ROM), to be generated from a 3D expensive numerical model. These reduced models are written in HDL (Hardware Definition Language) and inserted, in a schematic form, is specific microelectronic simulators.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">O<\/span><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">OFELIE::M<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ultiphysics<\/span><\/span> comes with capabilities to generate reduced order model from full 3D numerical simulation and export them in VHDL-AMS or Verilog-A format for co-simulation in EDA simulators (for e.g. TANNER EDA from Mentor Graphics)<\/p><p>The following pictures compare the results of simulations obtained using a 3D model and a reduced model of a heat actuator MEMS. It can be seen that the accuracy of reduced models is fully compatible with industrial applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-420b808 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"420b808\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da6eb8b\" data-id=\"da6eb8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7be3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7be3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HeatActuatorThermo_UY_medium.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1774\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Transient response of 3D model and reduced model<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4549c5\" data-id=\"b4549c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10037be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10037be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HeatActuatorThermo_UY_zoom_medium.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1775\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Illustration of reduced model accuracy<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7840b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7840b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The reduced models can also be introduced in simulation of systems involving control loop in order to perform fast simulation of the whole system behaviour.<\/p><p>In a similar way, the introduction of reduced models in optimisation procedure can be very efficient and can reduce significantly the time of simulation required to reach convergence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f8dc341 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f8dc341\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-266012b4\" data-id=\"266012b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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