TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent Developments in the Immersed Boundary Method for Complex Fluid–Structure Interactions
T2 - A Review
AU - Powar, Omkar
AU - Arun, Pedapudi Anantha Hari
AU - Kumar, Anwak Manoj
AU - Kanchan, Mithun
AU - Karthik, B. M.
AU - Mangalore, Poornesh
AU - Santhya, Mohith
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 by the authors.
PY - 2025/5
Y1 - 2025/5
N2 - The “immersed boundary method (IBM)” is considered to be the most efficacious and versatile technique to solve flow problems associated with intricate geometries. The first part of this review examines recent advancements in IBM, essential for the simulation of “fluid–structure interactions (FSIs)” in sophisticated systems. This review highlights significant developments in turbulence modeling, adaptive mesh refinement, and complex geometric simulations, demonstrating IB methods’ capacity to seamlessly integrate arbitrary geometries into structured computational grids while preserving computational efficiency. Various IB techniques are analyzed for enforcing boundary conditions on dynamic immersed boundaries, with notable breakthroughs in managing velocity discontinuities, spurious oscillations, and large-scale deformations. Recent findings illustrate the versatility of IB methods, with applications encompassing biological fluid dynamics, turbulent multiphase flows, and cavitating flows. These innovations not only enhance computational performance but also address evolving challenges across engineering and scientific fields, establishing IB methods as a robust tool for resolving complex, multidisciplinary problems with high accuracy and efficiency.
AB - The “immersed boundary method (IBM)” is considered to be the most efficacious and versatile technique to solve flow problems associated with intricate geometries. The first part of this review examines recent advancements in IBM, essential for the simulation of “fluid–structure interactions (FSIs)” in sophisticated systems. This review highlights significant developments in turbulence modeling, adaptive mesh refinement, and complex geometric simulations, demonstrating IB methods’ capacity to seamlessly integrate arbitrary geometries into structured computational grids while preserving computational efficiency. Various IB techniques are analyzed for enforcing boundary conditions on dynamic immersed boundaries, with notable breakthroughs in managing velocity discontinuities, spurious oscillations, and large-scale deformations. Recent findings illustrate the versatility of IB methods, with applications encompassing biological fluid dynamics, turbulent multiphase flows, and cavitating flows. These innovations not only enhance computational performance but also address evolving challenges across engineering and scientific fields, establishing IB methods as a robust tool for resolving complex, multidisciplinary problems with high accuracy and efficiency.
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U2 - 10.3390/fluids10050134
DO - 10.3390/fluids10050134
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:105006670153
SN - 2311-5521
VL - 10
JO - Fluids
JF - Fluids
IS - 5
M1 - 134
ER -