Finite element framework for describing dynamic wetting phenomena

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1257-1298

  Sprittles, J E ^a   Shikhmurzaev, Y D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic wetting; Finite element method; Fluid mechanics; Moving contact line

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARK CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; DYNAMIC WETTING; FEM SIMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FREE SURFACES; LIQUID-SOLID INTERFACES; MOVING CONTACT LINES; NUMERICAL ERRORS; NUMERICAL SCHEME; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATION; SIMILARITY PARAMETER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STEP-BY-STEP; THREE-PHASE CONTACT LINE;

ERRORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID MECHANICS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC BUBBLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE INTERFACES; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 84857781907     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2603     Document Type: Article

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