Polyurethane Foaming Process Modelling by Finite Point Method

Hichem Abdessalam; Boussad Abbès; Yu Ming Li; Ying Qiao Guo; Elvis Kwassi; J.L. Romain

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.881-883.841

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Polyurethane Foaming Process Modelling by Finite Point Method

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Polyurethane foaming process is under fluid mechanics with complex geometries, its numerical modelling by using the classical grid methods such as the finite element method and the finite volume method can cause problems related to the mesh deformation. In order to avoid these problems a mesh free Lagrangian method developed by Kuhnert called Finite Point Method (FPM) is used in this study. The FPM consists in representing the fluid domain by a set of particles. It is proved efficient in the numerical modelling of polyurethane foaming. In this model, the chemical kinetics contribution and the rheological coupling are adopted and the expansion of the mixture is governed by the front velocity which is calculated by solving the Navier-Stokes equations. The numerical results for polyurethane foaming process in a conical beaker using the FPM are compared with the experimental results.

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Hichem Abdessalam, Boussad Abbès, Yu Ming Li*, Ying Qiao Guo, Elvis Kwassi, J.L. Romain

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Foaming Process, FPM Method, Mesh Free Method, Polyurethane

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