MATERIAL POINT METHOD APPLIED IN FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATION
Numerical simulation, Material Point Method (MPM), Fluid dynamics, Numerical methods, Computational modeling.
In the face of the growing need for engineering to solve problems with increasing scale and accuracy, there arises a demand for the study of new numerical tools. With the advent of computing, new methods have been applied to solve a wide variety of problems. Through the use of computers, simulations have become increasingly effective, now serving as vital tools for the analysis of structural geology. In this context, simulations of different phenomena and the analysis of their results contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms involved in the formation and development of various types of phenomena. This work aims to apply the Material Point Method (MPM) in the numerical simulation of fluids. Typically, for fluid simulations, specific chambers are used to capture the experiments in slow motion, and sensors are used to measure impact, height, and other physical parameters. Many of these experiments also require a specialized team. For the application of MPM in fluid simulations, several experiments were selected to validate the methods used, namely: pressure at the bottom of a pool, Dam-Break, and Dam-Break with a flexible gate. The simulations are performed using the proprietary simulator of the LCCV (Laboratory of Scientific Computing and Visualization), located at UFAL.