Workflow support typically focuses on single simulation experiments. This is also the case for simulation based on finite element methods. If entire simulation studies shall be supported, flexible means for intertwining revising the model, collecting data, executing and analyzing experiments are required. Artifact-based workflows present one means to support entire simulation studies, as has been shown for stochastic discrete-event simulation. To adapt the approach to finite element methods, the set of artifacts, i.e., conceptual model, requirement, simulation model, and simulation experiment, and the constraints that apply are extended by new artifacts, such as geometrical model, input data, and simulation data. Artifacts, their life cycles, and constraints are revisited revealing features both types of simulation studies share and those they vary in. Also, the potential benefits of exploiting an artifact-based workflow approach are shown based on a concrete simulation study. To those benefits belong guidance to systematically conduct simulation studies, reduction of effort by automatically executing specific steps, e.g., generating and executing convergence tests, and support for the automatic reporting of provenance.

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用于有限元仿真研究的基于工件的工作流程

工作流支持通常侧重于单个模拟实验。基于有限元方法的仿真也是如此。如果要支持整个模拟研究，则需要灵活的方法来进行模型修正、数据收集、执行和分析实验。 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 基于工件的工作流提供了一种支持整个仿真研究的方法，正如随机离散事件仿真所示。为了使该方法适用于有限元方法，工件集，即概念模型、需求、仿真模型和仿真实验，以及应用的约束由新工件扩展，例如几何模型、输入数据和仿真数据. 工件，它们的生命周期，重新审视约束和约束，揭示了模拟研究共有的特征和它们不同的特征。此外，基于具体的模拟研究显示了利用基于工件的工作流程方法的潜在好处。这些好处属于系统地进行模拟研究的指导，通过自动执行特定步骤来减少工作量，例如，生成和执行收敛测试，并支持自动报告出处。