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The immersed boundary method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2003

Charles S. Peskin
Charles S. Peskin
Affiliation:
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, 251 Mercer Street, New York, NY10012-1185, USA. E-mail: peskin@cims.nyu.edu
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Abstract

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This paper is concerned with the mathematical structure of the immersed boundary (IB) method, which is intended for the computer simulation of fluid–structure interaction, especially in biological fluid dynamics. The IB formulation of such problems, derived here from the principle of least action, involves both Eulerian and Lagrangian variables, linked by the Dirac delta function. Spatial discretization of the IB equations is based on a fixed Cartesian mesh for the Eulerian variables, and a moving curvilinear mesh for the Lagrangian variables. The two types of variables are linked by interaction equations that involve a smoothed approximation to the Dirac delta function. Eulerian/Lagrangian identities govern the transfer of data from one mesh to the other. Temporal discretization is by a second-order Runge–Kutta method. Current and future research directions are pointed out, and applications of the IB method are briefly discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Acta Numerica , Volume 11 , January 2002 , pp. 479 - 517
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© Cambridge University Press 2002