Microstructure simulation of paper forming

E. Svenning, A. Mark, L. Martinsson, R. Lai, M. Fredlund, U. Nyman, F. Edelvik, Conference on Mathematics for Industry, 2012.

Abstract

This work presents a numerical framework designed to simulate the early paper forming process. This process is complex and includes strong fluid-structure interaction and complex geometries. The fluid flow solver IBOFlow, employs immersed boundary methods to simulate the flow around the fibers without the necessity of a boundary conforming grid. The fibers are approximated as slender beams with an elliptic cross section and modeled with the Euler-Bernoulli beam equation. A penalty based contact model is implemented. Finally, the potential of the framework is illustrated with an example.

 

Authors and Affiliations

  • E. Svenning, Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre
  • A. Mark, Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre
  • L. Martinsson, Albany International
  • R. Lai, Eka Chemicals
  • M. Fredlund, Stora Enso
  • U. Nyman, Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions AB
  • F. Edelvik, Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre



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