Numerical simulation of oscillations and rotations of a free liquid droplet using the level set method

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Watanabe, Tadashi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW RATE; FLOW VISUALIZATION; ROTATIONAL FLOW; SET THEORY; VORTEX FLOW;

LEVEL SET METHOD; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; ROTATION RATE;

DROPS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROPS; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW RATE; FLOW VISUALIZATION; ROTATIONAL FLOW; SET THEORY; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 35848933028     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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