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Modeling Phase Transformations with the eXtended Finite Element Method

Outline

Problems of Interest

Solid-Liquid Phase Transformations

Boundary Conditions:

Previous Approaches/ Work

The eXtended Finite Element Method (X-FEM) Approximation

Standard Predictor-Corrector Time Stepping

Iterative Procedure

LATIN Method Applied to present problem:

Geometric Representation of Iterative Procedure

Results - Two-dimensional solidification benchmark

Conclusions and Future Work