A flexible 3D finite element simulation of grain growth

Authors

  • Benoit Serre Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne Centre SMS, CNRS UMR 5146 158, cours Fauriel F-42023 Saint-Etienne cedex
  • Claire Maurice Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne Centre SMS, CNRS UMR 5146 158, cours Fauriel F-42023 Saint-Etienne cedex
  • Roland Fortunier Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne Centre SMS, CNRS UMR 5146 158, cours Fauriel F-42023 Saint-Etienne cedex

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/REMN.17.773-784

Keywords:

grain growth, grain boundary, finite elements, remeshing, topological transformations, Z-set

Abstract

The finite element approximation of a grain growth model based on the variational formulation of Lagrange equations is presented. The specific developments needed to implement it into the flexible finite element software Zset are detailed. These are mainly the topological transformations due to geometry changes, and the associated remeshing. Finally, the evolution of a typical microstructure of 20 grains is simulated.

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References

Adalsteinsson D., Sethian J., “ A Fast Level Set Method for Propagating Interfaces”, Journal of

Computational Physics, vol. 118, n

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Published

2008-06-19

How to Cite

Serre, B. ., Maurice, C. ., & Roland Fortunier. (2008). A flexible 3D finite element simulation of grain growth. European Journal of Computational Mechanics, 17(5-7), 773–784. https://doi.org/10.13052/REMN.17.773-784

Issue

2008: Vol 17 Iss 5-7

Section

Original Article