Some numerical studies of interface advection properties of level set method

Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-298

  Salih, A ^a   Moulic, S Ghosh ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Interface advection; Level set method; Mass conservation; Numerical diffusion

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION EQUATIONS; COARSER MESHES; CONVECTION PROCESS; FIRST-ORDER; HIGHER ORDER SCHEMES; HIGHER-ORDER SCHEME; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; INTERFACE ADVECTION; INTERFACE SHAPE; LEVEL SET; LEVEL SET FUNCTIONS; LEVEL SET METHOD; LEVEL-SET EQUATION; MASS CONSERVATION; MASS CONSERVATION PROPERTIES; MOMENTUM EQUATION; NUMERICAL DIFFUSION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SECOND ORDERS; TEST CASE; UP-WIND SCHEME; VELOCITY FIELD; WENO SCHEMES;

ADVECTION; DIFFUSION; DROP BREAKUP; LEVEL MEASUREMENT;

SET THEORY;

EID: 70349863411     PISSN: 02562499     EISSN: 09737677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12046-009-0013-1     Document Type: Article

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