The convergence investigation of meshless finite block method and finite element method

Abstract

The finite element method is one of the most widely used numerical method in engineering analysis, however, the bad convergence and the complexity of meshing reduce the reliability of the simulated results. Therefore, in this work, a meshless finite block method was applied on heat transfer analysis and elastic deformation analysis. It combines the ideas of finite element and boundary element. A better convergence of meshless finite block method than finite element method was proved.