Figure . The multi-field simulation framework developed in WP5.
Task 5.2 – Implementation of CFD-FEA interoperability To establish the coupling chain, an interoperability tool called FDS2FEM was developed and shared with the project partners in Deliverable D5.1. FDS2FEM provides sequential and one-directional transfer of thermal boundary conditions from FDS to ABAQUS (Figure ). It was implemented as a command-line application for Linux and Windows operating systems, and in a later phase of the project, extensions for ANSYS support were realized in co-operation with DNV-GL. A number of verification cases were created to ensure the correct implementation of numerical algorithms within the interoperability tool.
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Figure :Two different views on an example case of FDS-ABAQUS mapping, displaying a section of an airplane hull with a burning kerosene pool next to it. Colour map on the outer surface of the hull displays its adiabatic surface temperature. The semi-transparent plane with a colour map indicates gas-phase temperatures. Both colour legends are omitted.
