Novel Algorithms of Fluid Structure Interaction and Applications

Ming-Jyh Chern, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Tzyy-Leng Horng, Feng-Chia University
Chin-Cheng Wang, Yuan Ze University
Chao-An Lin, National Tsing Hua University

Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) has been an important research field in mechanics with significant and diverse applications in engineering. Since FSI involves multi-physics and even multi-scale nowadays, it has been a challenging problem to analyze. In theoretical studies, numerical simulations have been commonly adopted for investigation of FSI. Numerous numerical methods have been proposed to study FSI. For example, ALE and immersed boundary methods are both well-known approaches for simulations of FSI starting from the early years. Cut-cell and meshless methods were also proposed for FSI study in past decades. This mini-symposium will focus on the state-of-the-art numerical approaches for exploring FSI since plenty of engineering problems like, just name a few, estimating performance of a wind turbine, drag reduction of vehicles, energy harvesting from FSI, vortex-induced vibration (VIV), continuously require new algorithms in this field to modify computing efficiency and resolve harder and harder problems encountered today. Contributions on the developments of new algorithms, modifications of old ones and up-to-date application examples and findings are welcome in this mini-symposium.