Adaptive unstructured mesh modelling of multiphase flows

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 67, Issue S, 2014, Pages 104-110

  Xie, Zhihua ^a   Pavlidis, Dimitrios ^a   Percival, James R ^a   Gomes, Jefferson L M A ^b   Pain, Christopher C ^a   Matar, Omar K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropic mesh adaptivity; Interface capturing; Rayleigh Taylor instability; Rising bubble; Surface tension; Two phase flows

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIQUID FILMS; MESH GENERATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SURFACE TENSION; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

ADAPTIVE UNSTRUCTURED MESHES; ANISOTROPIC MESHES; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; INTERFACE-CAPTURING; PRACTICAL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITIES; RISING BUBBLES;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 85027945952     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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