Dynamics of sessile droplet evaporation: A comparison of the spine and the elliptic mesh generation methods

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-232

  Widjaja, Ervina ^a   Liu, Nai Chi ^b   Li, Mingfeng ^b   Collins, Robert T ^a   Basaran, Osman A ^a   Harris, Michael T ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Elliptic mesh method; Finite element; Sessile droplet evaporation; Spine method

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

ELLIPTIC MESH METHOD; SESSILE DROPLET EVAPORATION; SPINE METHOD;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EVAPORATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAVITATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 33845613609     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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