Numerical simulation of free-surface flow using the level-set method with global mass correction

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 651-680

  Zhang, Yali ^a   Zou, Qingping ^a   Greaves, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite volume method; Free surface flow; Global mass correction; Incompressible fluid; Level set method; Mass conservation

Indexed keywords

FREE-SURFACE FLOW; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID; LEVEL-SET METHOD; MASS CONSERVATION; MASS CORRECTION;

COILED TUBING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; SHEAR FLOW; SOLITONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 77953569956     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2090     Document Type: Article

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