Diffuse interface model for incompressible two-phase flows with large density ratios

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 2078-2095

  Ding, Hang ^a   Spelt, Peter D M ^a   Shu, Chang ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Diffuse interface; Droplet collision; Large density ratio; Multiphase flow; Rayleigh Taylor instability; Stratified flow

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DROPS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHASE INTERFACES; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

BUBBLE; CAHN-HILLIARD EQUATION; DIFFUSE INTERFACE; DIFFUSE-INTERFACE MODELS; DROPLET COLLISION; LARGE DENSITY RATIO; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITIES; STRATIFIED FLOWS; TWO PHASE; TWO PHASES FLOW;

BINARY MIXTURES;

EID: 34548702211     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2007.06.028     Document Type: Article

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