Computation of multiphase systems with phase field models

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 371-397

  Badalassi, V E ^a   Ceniceros, H D ^b   Banerjee, S ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard equation; Interface capturing methods; Model H; Navier Stokes equations; Phase separation; Phase separation under shear flow

Indexed keywords

CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE SEPARATION; SHEAR FLOW; STABILITY; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

CAHN-HILLIARD EQUATION; DISCRETIZATIONS; INTERFACE-CAPTURING METHOD; MODEL H; MULTI PHASE SYSTEMS; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION; PHASE FIELD MODELS; PHASE SEPARATION UNDER SHEAR FLOW; SEMI-IMPLICIT; THREE DIMENSIONS;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 0141626836     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9991(03)00280-8     Document Type: Article

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