Modelling heat transfer in two-fluid interfacial flows

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1028-1048

  Mehdi Nejad, V ^a   Mostaghimi, J ^a   Chandra, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Droplet motion in a liquid; Interfacial flow; Interfacial heat transfer; Numerical model; Volume of fluid method

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CELLS; DIFFUSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CELL BOUNDARIES; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

EID: 6344253046     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1101     Document Type: Article

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