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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2011.35.7.723

Numerical Simulation of Surface Tension-Dominant Multiphase Flows by Using Volume-Capturing Method and Unstructured Grid System  

Myong, Hyon-Kook (School of Mechanical Engineering, Kookmin Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.35, no.7, 2011 , pp. 723-733 More about this Journal
Abstract
A numerical method of the CSF(Continuum Surface Force) model is presented for the calculation of the surface tension force and implemented in an in-house solution code(PowerCFD). The present method(code) employs an unstructured cell-centered method based on a conservative pressure-based finite-volume method with volume capturing method(CICSAM) in a volume of fluid(VOF) scheme for phase interface capturing. The application of the present method to a 2-D liquid drop problem is illustrated by an equilibrium and nonequilibrium oscillating drop calculation. It is found that the present method simulates efficiently and accurately surface tension-dominant multiphase flows.
Keywords
Surface Tension; Volume Capturing Method; Unstructured Grid System; Multiphase Flow; Volume of Fluid(VOF); Numerical Simulation; Free Surface;
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