NDLI: A Robust and Efficient Thermographic NDE Tool Based on an Inverse VoF Meshless Method

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Saad, Hussein Divo, Eduardo Boetcher, Sandra Brown, Jeff Kassab, Alain
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	A novel computational tool based on the Localized Radial-basis Function (RBF) Collocation (LRC) Meshless method coupled with a Volume-of-Fluid (VoF) scheme capable of accurately and efficiently solving transient multi-dimensional heat conduction problems in composite and heterogeneous media is formulated and implemented. While the LRC Meshless method lends its inherent advantages of spectral convergence and ease of automation, the VoF scheme allows to effectively and efficiently simulate the location, size, and shape of cavities, voids, inclusions, defects, or de-attachments in the conducting media without the need to regenerate point distributions, boundaries, or interpolation matrices. To this end, the Inverse Geometric problem of Cavity Detection can be formulated as an optimization problem that minimizes an objective function that computes the deviation of measured temperatures at accessible locations to those generated by the LRC-VoF Meshless method. The LRC-VoF Meshless algorithms will be driven by an optimization code based on the Simplex Linear Programming algorithm which can efficiently search for the optimal set of design parameters (location, size, shape, etc.) within a predefined design space. Initial guesses to the search algorithm will be provided by the classical 1D semi-infinite composite analytical solution which can predict the approximate location but not the size or shape of the cavity. The LRC-VoF formulation is tested and validated through a series of controlled numerical experiments. The proposed approach will allow solving the onerous computational inverse geometric problem in a very efficient and robust manner while affording its implementation in modest computational platforms, thereby realizing the disruptive potential of the proposed multi-dimensional high-fidelity non-destructive evaluation (NDE) method in displacing the current practice of 1D-based NDE.
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791849569
DOI	10.1115/IMECE2014-36758
Volume Number	Volume 8B: Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Language	English
Publisher Date	2014-11-14
Publisher Place	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Temperature Linear programming Optimization Transients (dynamics) Design Heat conduction Cavities Interpolation Nondestructive evaluation Fluids Algorithms Composite materials Shapes
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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