Algorithm for direct numerical simulation of emulsion flow through a granular material

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 227, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 7841-7888

  Zinchenko, Alexander Z ^a   Davis, Robert H ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformable drop; Emulsion; Granular material; Multipole

Indexed keywords

DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOFTWARE TESTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TRIANGULATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

BOUNDARY INTEGRALS; DEFORMABLE DROPS; DIRECT-NUMERICAL-SIMULATION; EMULSION FLOW; FLOWTHROUGH; HIGH VOLUME FRACTION; MECHANICAL CONTACT; MULTIPARTICLES; MULTIPOLES; PARTICLE FORMS;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 45849093648     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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