hp Fast multipole boundary element method for 3D acoustics

Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2017-06-01
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Keuchel, Sören  
Vater, Kerstin  orcid-logo
Estorff, Otto von  
Institut
Modellierung und Berechnung M-16  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/3946
Journal
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering  
Volume
110
Issue
9
Start Page
842
End Page
861
Citation
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 9 (110): 842-861 (2017-06-01)
Publisher DOI
10.1002/nme.5434
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85006756514
A fast multipole boundary element method (FMBEM) extended by an adaptive mesh refinement algorithm for solving acoustic problems in three-dimensional space is presented in this paper. The Collocation method is used, and the Burton–Miller formulation is employed to overcome the fictitious eigenfrequencies arising for exterior domain problems. Because of the application of the combined integral equation, the developed FMBEM is feasible for all positive wave numbers even up to high frequencies. In order to evaluate the hypersingular integral resulting from the Burton–Miller formulation of the boundary integral equation, an integration technique for arbitrary element order is applied. The fast multipole method combined with an arbitrary order h-p mesh refinement strategy enables accurate computation of large-scale systems. Numerical examples substantiate the high accuracy attainable by the developed FMBEM, while requiring only moderate computational effort at the same time. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Subjects
adaptive mesh refinement
arbitrary element order
boundary element method
Burton–Miller formulation
fast multipole method
Helmholtz equation