Isogeometric fluid-structure interaction analysis with emphasis on non-matching discretizations, and with application to wind turbines

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 249-252, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-41

  Bazilevs, Y ^a   Hsu, M C ^a   Scott, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid structure interaction; Isogeometric analysis; Non matching interface discretizations; NREL 5 MW offshore wind turbine rotor; NURBS; T splines

Indexed keywords

DISCRETIZATIONS; ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS; NURBS; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; T-SPLINES;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; INTERPOLATION; SPLINES; WIND TURBINES;

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

EID: 84869876622     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2012.03.028     Document Type: Article

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