Calculation of droplet deformation by surface tension effects using the level set method

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 257-278

  Balabel, A ^a   Binninger, B ^a   Herrmann, M ^a   Peters, N ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drop; Level set; Surface tension; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DROPLET INTERNAL FLOWS; FREE SURFACE FLOWS; YOUNG-LAPLACE EQUATION;

SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 85047699067     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713712952     Document Type: Article

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