Fluid Simulation by the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method: A Survey

T. Weaver, Z. Xiao

2016

Abstract

This paper presents a survey of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) and its use in computational fluid dynamics. As a truly mesh-free particle method based upon the Lagrangian formulation, SPH has been applied to a variety of different areas in science, computer graphics and engineering. It has been established as a popular technique for fluid based simulations, and has been extended to successfully simulate various phenomena such as multi-phase flows, rigid and elastic solids, and fluid features such as air bubbles and foam. Various aspects of the method will be discussed: Similarities, advantages and disadvantages in comparison to Eulerian methods; Fundamentals of the SPH method; The use of SPH in fluid simulation; The current trends in SPH. The paper ends with some concluding remarks about the use of SPH in fluid simulations, including some of the more apparent problems, and a discussion on prospects for future work.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Weaver T. and Xiao Z. (2016). Fluid Simulation by the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method: A Survey . In Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2016) ISBN 978-989-758-175-5, pages 215-225. DOI: 10.5220/0005673702130223

in Bibtex Style

@conference{grapp16,
author={T. Weaver and Z. Xiao},
title={Fluid Simulation by the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method: A Survey},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2016)},
year={2016},
pages={215-225},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005673702130223},
isbn={978-989-758-175-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2016)
TI - Fluid Simulation by the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method: A Survey
SN - 978-989-758-175-5
AU - Weaver T.
AU - Xiao Z.
PY - 2016
SP - 215
EP - 225
DO - 10.5220/0005673702130223