The meshless weighted least-squares (MWLS) method is a pure meshless method that com- bines the moving least-squares approximation scheme and least-square discretization. Previous studies of the MWLS method for elas...The meshless weighted least-squares (MWLS) method is a pure meshless method that com- bines the moving least-squares approximation scheme and least-square discretization. Previous studies of the MWLS method for elastostatics and wave propagation problems have shown that the MWLS method possesses several advantages, such as high accuracy, high convergence rate, good stability, and high com- putational efficiency. In this paper, the MWLS method is extended to heat conduction problems. The MWLS computational parameters are chosen based on a thorough numerical study of 1-dimensional problems. Several 2-dimensional examples show that the MWLS method is much faster than the element free Galerkin method (EFGM), while the accuracy of the MWLS method is close to, or even better than the EFGM. These numerical results demonstrate that the MWLS method has good potential for numerical analyses of heat transfer problems.展开更多
提出一种考虑周期性约束的多材料结构稳态热传导拓扑优化设计方法。针对多材料结构,提出基于有序有理近似材料属性模型(ordered rational approximation of material properties,Ordered-RAMP)的多材料插值模型。以结构散热弱度最小化...提出一种考虑周期性约束的多材料结构稳态热传导拓扑优化设计方法。针对多材料结构,提出基于有序有理近似材料属性模型(ordered rational approximation of material properties,Ordered-RAMP)的多材料插值模型。以结构散热弱度最小化为目标函数,体积为约束条件,将设计区域划分为有限个相同的子多材料区域。通过重新分配单元散热弱度基值,实现周期性几何约束,借助优化准则法推导设计变量的迭代格式。通过典型2D与3D数值算例,分析不同子区域个数对宏观结构与微观子区域多材料拓扑构型的影响。结果表明:所提方法可实现面向多材料结构的周期性微观构型设计,且各材料分布合理边界清晰,具有良好的稳健性;当子区域个数不同时,均可得到具有周期性的拓扑构型,且所获拓扑形式具有差异性。展开更多
A new technique is used in Discrete Least Square Meshfree（DLSM） method to remove the common existing deficiencies of meshfree methods in handling of the problems containing cracks or concave boundaries. An enhanced ...A new technique is used in Discrete Least Square Meshfree（DLSM） method to remove the common existing deficiencies of meshfree methods in handling of the problems containing cracks or concave boundaries. An enhanced Discrete Least Squares Meshless method named as VDLSM（Voronoi based Discrete Least Squares Meshless） is developed in order to solve the steady-state heat conduction problem in irregular solid domains including concave boundaries or cracks. Existing meshless methods cannot estimate precisely the required unknowns in the vicinity of the above mentioned boundaries. Conducted researches are limited to domains with regular convex boundaries. To this end, the advantages of the Voronoi tessellation algorithm are implemented. The support domains of the sampling points are determined using a Voronoi tessellation algorithm. For the weight functions, a cubic spline polynomial is used based on a normalized distance variable which can provide a high degree of smoothness near those mentioned above discontinuities. Finally, Moving Least Squares（MLS） shape functions are constructed using a varitional method. This straight-forward scheme can properly estimate the unknowns（in this particular study, the temperatures at the nodal points） near and on the crack faces, crack tip or concave boundaries without need to extra backward corrective procedures, i.e. the iterative calculations for modifying the shape functions of the nodes located near or on these types of the complex boundaries. The accuracy and efficiency of the presented method are investigated by analyzing four particular examples. Obtained results from VDLSM are compared with the available analytical results or with the results of the well-known Finite Elements Method（FEM） when an analytical solution is not available. By comparisons, it is revealed that the proposed technique gives high accuracy for the solution of the steady-state heat conduction problems within cracked domains or domains with concave boundaries and at the same time possesse展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 10172052)
文摘The meshless weighted least-squares (MWLS) method is a pure meshless method that com- bines the moving least-squares approximation scheme and least-square discretization. Previous studies of the MWLS method for elastostatics and wave propagation problems have shown that the MWLS method possesses several advantages, such as high accuracy, high convergence rate, good stability, and high com- putational efficiency. In this paper, the MWLS method is extended to heat conduction problems. The MWLS computational parameters are chosen based on a thorough numerical study of 1-dimensional problems. Several 2-dimensional examples show that the MWLS method is much faster than the element free Galerkin method (EFGM), while the accuracy of the MWLS method is close to, or even better than the EFGM. These numerical results demonstrate that the MWLS method has good potential for numerical analyses of heat transfer problems.
文摘提出一种考虑周期性约束的多材料结构稳态热传导拓扑优化设计方法。针对多材料结构,提出基于有序有理近似材料属性模型(ordered rational approximation of material properties,Ordered-RAMP)的多材料插值模型。以结构散热弱度最小化为目标函数,体积为约束条件,将设计区域划分为有限个相同的子多材料区域。通过重新分配单元散热弱度基值,实现周期性几何约束,借助优化准则法推导设计变量的迭代格式。通过典型2D与3D数值算例,分析不同子区域个数对宏观结构与微观子区域多材料拓扑构型的影响。结果表明:所提方法可实现面向多材料结构的周期性微观构型设计,且各材料分布合理边界清晰,具有良好的稳健性;当子区域个数不同时,均可得到具有周期性的拓扑构型,且所获拓扑形式具有差异性。
文摘A new technique is used in Discrete Least Square Meshfree（DLSM） method to remove the common existing deficiencies of meshfree methods in handling of the problems containing cracks or concave boundaries. An enhanced Discrete Least Squares Meshless method named as VDLSM（Voronoi based Discrete Least Squares Meshless） is developed in order to solve the steady-state heat conduction problem in irregular solid domains including concave boundaries or cracks. Existing meshless methods cannot estimate precisely the required unknowns in the vicinity of the above mentioned boundaries. Conducted researches are limited to domains with regular convex boundaries. To this end, the advantages of the Voronoi tessellation algorithm are implemented. The support domains of the sampling points are determined using a Voronoi tessellation algorithm. For the weight functions, a cubic spline polynomial is used based on a normalized distance variable which can provide a high degree of smoothness near those mentioned above discontinuities. Finally, Moving Least Squares（MLS） shape functions are constructed using a varitional method. This straight-forward scheme can properly estimate the unknowns（in this particular study, the temperatures at the nodal points） near and on the crack faces, crack tip or concave boundaries without need to extra backward corrective procedures, i.e. the iterative calculations for modifying the shape functions of the nodes located near or on these types of the complex boundaries. The accuracy and efficiency of the presented method are investigated by analyzing four particular examples. Obtained results from VDLSM are compared with the available analytical results or with the results of the well-known Finite Elements Method（FEM） when an analytical solution is not available. By comparisons, it is revealed that the proposed technique gives high accuracy for the solution of the steady-state heat conduction problems within cracked domains or domains with concave boundaries and at the same time possesse
