Engineering Computations: Volume 22 Issue 2

Computation of view factors for surfaces of complex shape including screening effects and using a boundary element approximation

A. Mezrhab, M. Bouzidi

This paper describes an approach for the automatic calculation of view factors between surfaces of arbitrary shape, when taking into account possible screening effects due…

Adaptive meshing for local quality of FE stresses

E. Florentin, L. Gallimard, J‐P. Pelle, P. Rougeot

In this paper, we focus on the quality of a 2D elastic finite element analysis.

Application of a hexahedral mesh compression method in a 3D hot forging process for efficient analysis of a flash

J.T. Hong, Y.K. Lee, S.R. Lee, D.Y. Yang

In the finite element analysis of a hot forging process with hexahedral elements, flash region is difficult to analyze because of the thin shape. In this paper, a hot…

Soret driven thermosolutal convection in a shallow porous layer with a stress‐free upper surface

M. Er‐raki, M. Hasnaoui, A. Amahmid, M. Bourich

Thermodiffusion or Soret effect is a phenomenon that can be encountered in many applications. However only little is known about this phenomenon, particularly in the case…

Bar‐system representation for topology optimization using genetic algorithms

S.Y. Wang, K. Tai

This paper proposes a bar‐system graph representation for structural topology optimization using a genetic algorithm (GA).

Theoretical and numerical analysis of large‐scale heat transfer problems with temperature‐dependent pore‐fluid densities

Chongbin Zhao, B.E. Hobbs, A. Ord, Ge Lin, H.B. Mühlhaus

In many scientific and engineering fields, large‐scale heat transfer problems with temperature‐dependent pore‐fluid densities are commonly encountered. For example, heat…