A General 2D Meshless Interpolating Boundary Node Method Based on the Parameter Space

• Main Authors: Hongyin Yang, Hailin Lu, Xuyong Chen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
• Series: Mathematical Problems in Engineering
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3435751

The presented study proposed an improved interpolating boundary node method (IIBNM) for 2D potential problems. The improved interpolating moving least-square (IIMLS) method was applied to construct the shape functions, of which the delta function properties and boundary conditions were directly implemented. In addition, any weight function used in the moving least-square (MLS) method was also applicable in the IIMLS method. Boundary cells were required in the computation of the boundary integrals, and additional discretization error was not avoided if traditional cells were used to approximate the geometry. The present study applied the parametric cells created in the parameter space to preserve the exact geometry, and the geometry was maintained due to the number of cells. Only the number of nodes on the boundary was required as additional information for boundary node construction. Most importantly, the IIMLS method can be applied in the parameter space to construct shape functions without the requirement of additional computations for the curve length.