Modeling and Characterization of a ReBCO HTS Degaussing Demonstrator

The magnetic modelling and experimental validation of a superconducting degaussing system for maritime vessels is discussed. Degaussing coils compensate for the distortion in the earths' magnetic field by the magnetized steel hull of a ship, thus rendering it 'invisible' for magnetic field sensors. Whereas typical power requirements with...

MFEM: A modular finite element methods library

MFEM is an open-source, lightweight, flexible and scalable C++ library for modular finite element methods that features arbitrary high-order finite element meshes and spaces, support for a wide variety of discretization approaches and emphasis on usability, portability, and high-performance computing efficiency. MFEM's goal is to provide...

A numerical investigation of the cracking behaviour of reinforced-concrete tie elements

The cracking behaviours of reinforced-concrete (RC) ties are investigated by conducting virtual experiments using non-linear finite-element analysis. The assumptions in the model are verified by benchmarking the classical experiments of B. Bresler and V. V. Bertero as conducted in 1968 and P. J. Yannopoulos, conducted in 1989, which shows...

Conservative, high-order particle–mesh scheme with applications to advection-dominated flows

By combining concepts from particle-in-cell (PIC) and hybridized discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) methods, we present a particle–mesh scheme for flow and transport problems which allows for diffusion-free advection while satisfying mass and momentum conservation – locally and globally – and extending to high-order spatial accuracy. This is achieved...

On an integration rule for products of barycentric coordinates over simplexes in Rⁿ

In finite-element computations, one often needs to calculate integrals of products of powers of monomials over simplexes. In this manuscript, we prove a generalisation of the exact integration formula that was reported and proved for two-dimensional simplexes by Holand & Bell in 1969. We extend the proof to n-dimensional simplexes and to...

Mechanica van het oprekken van gaten - Analysis of deformation and stresses near cold worked holes

In this report formulas are derived for a description of the deformation and stress fields near holes expanded by cold working. The results are compared with values obtained experimentally and calculated using the finite element method. The model of the material includes linear hardening and a yielding behaviour according to Tresca's criterion....

Lifetime prediction methods for corner cracks at holes

An application of linear elastic fracture mechanics to 3-dimensional crack growth prediction was developed in two phases. In the first phase finite element techniques for accurate stress intensity (S.I.) calculation were evaluated and the Virtual Crack Extension (V.C.E.)-method was selected for further work. In the second phase the process of...