Abstract
This paper concerns the development of a finite-element formulation using Nitsche’ method for the phase-field model to capture an equilibrium shape of a single component vesicle. The phase-field model derived from the minimization of the curvature energy results in a nonlinear fourth-order partial differential equation. A standard conforming Galerkin formulation thus requires C1-elements. We derive a nonconforming finite-element formulation that can be applied to C0-elements and prove its consistency. Continuity of the first derivatives across interelement boundaries is weakly imposed and stabilization of the method is achieved via Nitsche's method. The capability of the proposed finite-element formulation is demonstrated through numerical study of the equilibrium shapes of axisymmetric single component vesicles along with budding and fission phenomena.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 112661 |
Journal | Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering |
Volume | 359 |
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Publication status | Published - 2020 Feb 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:T.-Y. Kim and S.M. Lee gratefully appreciate the support from Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates Internal Research Funding (KURIF Level 2 No. 8474000002 ) and ADEK Award for Research Excellence (AARE) 2017, United Arab Emirates ( AARE17-069 ). E.-J. Park was supported by NRF, Korea - 2015R1A5A1009350 and NRF, Korea - 2019R1A2C2090021 .
Funding Information:
T.-Y. Kim and S.M. Lee gratefully appreciate the support from Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates Internal Research Funding (KURIF Level 2 No. 8474000002) and ADEK Award for Research Excellence (AARE) 2017, United Arab Emirates (AARE17-069). E.-J. Park was supported by NRF, Korea-2015R1A5A1009350 and NRF, Korea -2019R1A2C2090021.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computational Mechanics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Computer Science Applications