Perform thermal analysis (demo_FEA_thermal.cpp)

Tutorial that teaches how to use the FEA module to compute the scalar temperature field in a solid (Poisson problem) given boundary conditions.

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// Authors: Alessandro Tasora
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// FEA visualization using Irrlicht
//
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#include "chrono/physics/ChSystemNSC.h"
#include "chrono/solver/ChIterativeSolverLS.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChElementBar.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChElementTetra_4.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChElementTetra_10.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChElementHexa_8.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChElementHexa_20.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChContinuumThermal.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChContinuumElectrostatics.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChNodeFEAxyzP.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChMesh.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChMeshFileLoader.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChLinkPointFrame.h"
#include "chrono/fea/ChVisualizationFEAmesh.h"
#include "chrono_irrlicht/ChIrrApp.h"
// Remember to use the namespace 'chrono' because all classes
// of Chrono::Engine belong to this namespace and its children...
using namespace chrono;
using namespace chrono::fea;
using namespace chrono::irrlicht;
using namespace irr;
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
GetLog() << "Copyright (c) 2017 projectchrono.org\nChrono version: " << CHRONO_VERSION << "\n\n";
// Create a Chrono::Engine physical system
ChSystemNSC my_system;
// Create the Irrlicht visualization (open the Irrlicht device,
// bind a simple user interface, etc. etc.)
ChIrrApp application(&my_system, L"FEM thermal", core::dimension2d<u32>(800, 600), false, true);
// Easy shortcuts to add camera, lights, logo and sky in Irrlicht scene:
application.AddTypicalLogo();
application.AddTypicalSky();
application.AddTypicalLights(core::vector3df(20, 20, 20), core::vector3df(-20, 20, -20), 90, 90,
irr::video::SColorf(0.5, 0.5, 0.5));
application.AddTypicalCamera(core::vector3df(0, (f32)0.7, -1), core::vector3df(0, (f32)0.4, 0));
// Create a mesh, that is a container for groups
// of elements and their referenced nodes.
auto my_mesh = chrono_types::make_shared<ChMesh>();
// Create a material, that must be assigned to each element,
// and set its parameters
auto mmaterial = chrono_types::make_shared<ChContinuumThermal>();
mmaterial->SetMassSpecificHeatCapacity(2);
mmaterial->SetThermalConductivityK(200);
//
// Add some TETAHEDRONS:
//
// Load a .node file and a .ele file from disk, defining a complicate tetrahedron mesh.
// This is much easier than creating all nodes and elements via C++ programming.
// You can generate these files using the TetGen tool.
try {
ChMeshFileLoader::FromTetGenFile(my_mesh, GetChronoDataFile("fea/beam.node").c_str(),
GetChronoDataFile("fea/beam.ele").c_str(), mmaterial);
} catch (ChException myerr) {
GetLog() << myerr.what();
return 0;
}
for (unsigned int inode = 0; inode < my_mesh->GetNnodes(); ++inode) {
if (auto mnode = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ChNodeFEAxyzP>(my_mesh->GetNode(inode))) {
mnode->SetPos(mnode->GetPos() * ChVector<>(3, 1, 3));
}
}
//
// Set some BOUNDARY CONDITIONS on nodes:
//
// Impose load on the 180th node
auto mnode3 = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ChNodeFEAxyzP>(my_mesh->GetNode(180));
mnode3->SetF(20); // thermal load: heat flux [W] into node
// Impose field on two top nodes (remember the SetFixed(true); )
auto mnode1 = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ChNodeFEAxyzP>(my_mesh->GetNode(my_mesh->GetNnodes() - 1));
mnode1->SetFixed(true);
mnode1->SetP(0.5); // field: temperature [K]
auto mnode2 = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ChNodeFEAxyzP>(my_mesh->GetNode(my_mesh->GetNnodes() - 2));
mnode2->SetFixed(true);
mnode2->SetP(0.5); // field: temperature [K]
// Impose field on the base points:
for (unsigned int inode = 0; inode < my_mesh->GetNnodes(); ++inode) {
if (auto mnode = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ChNodeFEAxyzP>(my_mesh->GetNode(inode))) {
if (mnode->GetPos().y() < 0.01) {
mnode->SetFixed(true);
mnode->SetP(10); // field: temperature [K]
}
}
}
// Remember to add the mesh to the system!
my_system.Add(my_mesh);
// ==Asset== attach a visualization of the FEM mesh.
// This will automatically update a triangle mesh (a ChTriangleMeshShape
// asset that is internally managed) by setting proper
// coordinates and vertex colors as in the FEM elements.
// Such triangle mesh can be rendered by Irrlicht or POVray or whatever
// postprocessor that can handle a colored ChTriangleMeshShape).
// Do not forget AddAsset() at the end!
// This will paint the colored mesh with temperature scale (E_PLOT_NODE_P is the scalar field of the Poisson
// problem)
auto mvisualizemesh = chrono_types::make_shared<ChVisualizationFEAmesh>(*(my_mesh.get()));
mvisualizemesh->SetFEMdataType(ChVisualizationFEAmesh::E_PLOT_NODE_P);
mvisualizemesh->SetColorscaleMinMax(-1, 12);
mvisualizemesh->SetShrinkElements(false, 0.85);
mvisualizemesh->SetSmoothFaces(true);
my_mesh->AddAsset(mvisualizemesh);
// This will paint the wireframe
auto mvisualizemeshB = chrono_types::make_shared<ChVisualizationFEAmesh>(*(my_mesh.get()));
mvisualizemeshB->SetFEMdataType(ChVisualizationFEAmesh::E_PLOT_SURFACE);
mvisualizemeshB->SetWireframe(true);
my_mesh->AddAsset(mvisualizemeshB);
// This will paint the heat flux as line vectors
auto mvisualizemeshC = chrono_types::make_shared<ChVisualizationFEAmesh>(*(my_mesh.get()));
mvisualizemeshC->SetFEMdataType(ChVisualizationFEAmesh::E_PLOT_NONE);
mvisualizemeshC->SetFEMglyphType(ChVisualizationFEAmesh::E_GLYPH_ELEM_VECT_DP);
mvisualizemeshC->SetSymbolsScale(0.003);
mvisualizemeshC->SetDefaultSymbolsColor(ChColor(0.1f, 0.2f, 0.2f));
mvisualizemeshC->SetZbufferHide(false);
my_mesh->AddAsset(mvisualizemeshC);
// ==IMPORTANT!== Use this function for adding a ChIrrNodeAsset to all items
// in the system. These ChIrrNodeAsset assets are 'proxies' to the Irrlicht meshes.
// If you need a finer control on which item really needs a visualization proxy in
// Irrlicht, just use application.AssetBind(myitem); on a per-item basis.
application.AssetBindAll();
// ==IMPORTANT!== Use this function for 'converting' into Irrlicht meshes the assets
// that you added to the bodies into 3D shapes, they can be visualized by Irrlicht!
application.AssetUpdateAll();
// SIMULATION LOOP
// Use MINRES solver to handle stiffness matrices.
auto solver = chrono_types::make_shared<ChSolverMINRES>();
my_system.SetSolver(solver);
solver->SetMaxIterations(150);
solver->SetTolerance(1e-6);
solver->EnableDiagonalPreconditioner(true);
solver->EnableWarmStart(true); // IMPORTANT for convergence when using EULER_IMPLICIT_LINEARIZED
solver->SetVerbose(false);
my_system.SetTimestepperType(ChTimestepper::Type::EULER_IMPLICIT_LINEARIZED); // fast, less precise
// Note: if you are interested only in a single LINEAR STATIC solution
// (not a transient thermal solution, but rather the steady-state solution),
// at this point you can uncomment the following line:
//
// my_system.DoStaticLinear();
//
// Also, in the following while() loop, remove application.DoStep();
// so you can spin the 3D view and look at the solution.
application.SetTimestep(0.01);
while (application.GetDevice()->run()) {
application.BeginScene();
application.DrawAll();
application.DoStep();
application.EndScene();
if (my_system.GetChTime() > 5)
break;
}
// Print some node temperatures..
for (unsigned int inode = 0; inode < my_mesh->GetNnodes(); ++inode) {
if (auto mnode = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ChNodeFEAxyzP>(my_mesh->GetNode(inode))) {
if (mnode->GetPos().x() < 0.01) {
GetLog() << "Node at y=" << mnode->GetPos().y() << " has T=" << mnode->GetP() << "\n";
}
}
}
return 0;
}
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Call this to end the scene draw at the end of each animation frame.
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Namespace with classes for the Irrlicht module.
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Attach a solver (derived from ChSolver) for use by this system.
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