Periodic boundary conditions in element free Galerkin method
ISSN: 0332-1649
Article publication date: 10 July 2009
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new methodology to implement periodic and anti‐periodic boundary conditions in the element free Galerkin method (EFGM).
Design/methodology/approach
This paper makes use of the interpolating moving least squares (IMLS) in the EFGM to implement periodic and anti‐periodic boundary conditions. This fact allows imposing periodic and anti‐periodic boundary conditions in a way similar to the one used by the finite element method.
Findings
EFGM generally uses the moving least squares to obtain its shape functions. So, these functions do not possess the Kronecker delta property. As a consequence, the imposition of essential, as well as periodic and anti‐periodic boundary conditions needs other techniques to do it. When EFGM makes use of IMLS the shape functions satisfy the Kronecker delta property. As consequence the periodic boundary conditions implementation can be done in a direct way, similar to the FEM.
Originality/value
IMLS provides a new way of periodic boundary conditions implementation in EFGM. This kind of implementation provides an easy and direct way in comparison to usual existing methods. With this technique EFGM can now easily take advantage of electrical machines symmetry.
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Citation
Coppoli, E.H.R., Mesquita, R.C. and Silva, R.S. (2009), "Periodic boundary conditions in element free Galerkin method", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 28 No. 4, pp. 922-934. https://doi.org/10.1108/03321640910959017
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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