University of Stuttgart, 14-17 Jun 2011

Germany

Analysis of potential problems using a new semi-analytical method

including decoupled governing equations

M.I. Khodakarami1, N. Khaji2

1 - Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; khodakarami@modares.ac.ir
2 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; nkhaji@modares.ac.ir

Abstract

In this research, a new semi-analytical method is proposed for solving potential problems. In this new method, the boundary of the problem domain is discretized by a set of special non-

isoparametric elements that are introduced for the first time. In these new elements, higher-order Chebyshev mapping functions and new special shape functions are employed. The shape func-

tions are formulated to provide Kronecker Delta property for the potential function and its derivative. Moreover, the first derivative of shape functions are assigned to zero at any given control

point. Finally, using a weak form of weighted residual method and implementing Clenshaw-Curtis numerical integration, the coefficient matrices of equations system become diagonal, which

results in a set of decoupled governing equations for the whole system. In other words, the governing equation for each degree of freedom (DOF) is independent from other DOFs of the do-

main. Validity and accuracy of the present method are fully illustrated through some benchmark problems.

Keywords: semi-analytical method; diagonal coefficient matrices; non-isoparametric element; Clenshaw-Curtis quadrature; Chebyshev polynomials; decoupled differential equations; potential

problems.

1. Mesh definition 2. Shape functions

2 3 2n 1
N ( ) N , ( ) 0 Ni( ) a0 a1 a2 a3 a 2n 1
.
y 3 ( x3 , y 3 )
3( 1, 1)

n
{ ( , )} [ N ( )] { ( )}
x( ) [ ( )]{ x} 4 ( x4 , y4 )
2 (x 2 , y 2 ) n
2( 1, 1) 1
3 {q ( , )} k {b 1 ( )} [ N ( )]{ ( )}, {b 2 ( )} [ N ( )], { ( )}
y( ) [ ( )]{ y}
y

x( , ) x( ) O ( 0, 0) 1 ( x1 , y1 )
x
x
1
O( 0)
(a)

y( , ) y( ) Modeling of 2D bounded domain, local coordinates origin (LCO), and

(b)

boundary conditions: (a) in global coordinates system, and (b) in local coor- 3. Governing equation and coefficient matrices
dinates.

n
2 1 n
( ) Tn ( )T n ( ) n cos T
k Qb k 2
Qb 0 wk , ii d wQ b d 0
i i n n 0 ,1 , ,n
n n 0 cicn

d dx dy J( , ) d d J( ) d d [C 1 ]{ ( )}, [C 2 ]{ ( )}, {Q b } 0
1 y, ( ) 1 y( )
{b 1 ( )} {b 2 ( )}
J( ) x, ( ) J( ) x( ) [ B 1 ( )] { b 1 ( )}[ N ( )] [ B 2 ( )] {b 1 ( )}, [ N ( )]

4. Examples 1
[ B 3 ( )] {b 2 ( )}[ N ( )] {Q b } [ N ( )] T Q b
J d
1
4
Y y
variation of temperature along direction

1
(0,2)
[C 1 ] k [ B 1 ( )] T [ B 1 ( )] J d Cij1 2 ij wi [ B1 ( )]T k [ B1 ( )] J ( i )
1

1
r

(2,0) X
[C 2 ]
1
k [ B 3 ( )] T [ B 2 ( )] J d Cij2 2 ij wi [B3 ( )]T k [B2 ( )] J ( i )
(-2,0)
2
T 0

(0,-2)

4.2. Elliptic domain with Dirichlet boundary conditions C ii1 i , C ii2 i , Qib Qis 0

0.5 sin cos

Conclusions

2
A novel semi-analytical method that discretizes only the boundaries of the domain by new non-
0

isoparametric elements with higher-order Chebyshev polynomials as mapping functions and

The solution contours :
y
the present method using 4 three-node elements and 7 CLL
new special shape functions, that has exactly diagonal the coefficient matrices due to using
points (top– left)
x
the present method using 12 three-node elements and 22
Clenshaw– Curtis quadratue is able to solve potential problems with very low DOFs and good
CLL points (bottom – left)

analytical solution results (top– right) accuracy .

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