Simulations of free surface flows with implementation of surface tension and interface sharpening in the two-fluid model

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 741-750

  Strubelj L ^a   Tiselj, I ^a   Mavko, B ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Computational multi fluid dynamics; Free surface flow; Interface sharpening; Surface tension; Two fluid model

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE TEST; COMPUTATIONAL MULTI-FLUID DYNAMICS; FREE SURFACE FLOW; GRID REFINEMENT; INTERFACE SHARPENING; LEVEL SET METHOD; LEVEL-SET MODEL; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PARASITIC CURRENT; PRESSURE JUMPS; SQUARE SHAPE; SURFACE TENSION FORCE; TERMINAL VELOCITY; TEST CASE; TIME PERIODS; TWO PHASIS; TWO-FLUID MODEL; VOLUME OF FLUID MODEL; VOLUME-AVERAGING; WETTING ANGLE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAPILLARITY; COILED TUBING; DROP FORMATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; PHASE INTERFACES; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMAS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WAVES; TESTING; WETTING;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 67650705519     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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