Abstract
This work concerns the development of a finite-element algorithm to discretize the phase-field model for the shape deformation of a vesicle based on the idea of discontinuous Galerkin method. The phase-field model originated from minimization of Canham-Helfrich elastic bending energy involves fourth-order gradients and thus C1-basis functions are required for the standard conforming Galerkin formulation. We introduce a relatively inexpensive, nonconforming method based on C0-basis functions. We present the variational form of the method including additional terms to weakly enforce continuity of the derivatives across interelement boundaries and its stabilization is achieved via Nitsche's method. Numerical tests for the equilibrium shape of a single component vesicle are performed to demonstrate the performance of the proposed variational formulation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics |
Subtitle of host publication | Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018 |
Editors | Roger Owen, Rene de Borst, Jason Reese, Chris Pearce |
Publisher | International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering, CIMNE |
Pages | 1886-1895 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9788494731167 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | 6th ECCOMAS European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th ECCOMAS European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018 - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 2018 Jun 11 → 2018 Jun 15 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018 |
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Conference
Conference | 6th ECCOMAS European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th ECCOMAS European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Glasgow |
Period | 18/6/11 → 18/6/15 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:copyright © Crown copyright (2018).All right reserved.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Science Applications
- Computational Theory and Mathematics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering