A coupled arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian and Lagrangian method for computation of free surface flows with insoluble surfactants

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 228, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2859-2873

  Ganesan, Sashikumaar ^a   Tobiska, Lutz ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALE approach; Finite elements; Navier Stokes equations; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF STATE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OSCILLATING FLOW;

ARBITRARY LAGRANGIAN EULERIAN; ARBITRARY LAGRANGIAN-EULERIAN APPROACH; EQUATION-OF-STATE; EULERIAN APPROACH; FINITE ELEMENT; FREE SURFACES; INSOLUBLE SURFACTANTS; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION; NUMERICAL SCHEME; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 61349138127     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2008.12.035     Document Type: Article

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