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The paper aims to introduce new fluid–structure interaction (FSI) tests to compare experimental results with numerical ones. The examples have been chosen for a particular case for which experimental results are not much reported. This is the case of FSI including free surface flows. The possibilities of the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) [1] for the simulation of free surface flows is also tested. The simulations are run using the same scale as the experiment in order to minimize errors due to scale effects. Different scenarios are simulated by changing the boundary conditions for reproducing flows with the desired characteristics. Details of the input data for all the examples studied are given. The aim is to identifying benchmark problems for FSI including free surface flows for future comparisons between different numerical approaches.
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Idelsohn, S.R., Marti, J., Souto-Iglesias, A. et al. Interaction between an elastic structure and free-surface flows: experimental versus numerical comparisons using the PFEM. Comput Mech 43, 125–132 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-008-0245-7
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