Accurate and efficient surface reconstruction from volume fraction data on general meshes [PDF]
, 2019 Simulations involving free surfaces and fluid interfaces are important in many areas of engineering. There is, however, still a need for improved simulation methods. Recently, a new efficient geometric VOF method called isoAdvector for general polyhedral
Roenby, Johan, Scheufler, Henning
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3D numerical analysis of a dam - break using VOF method and LES turbulence model
Ingeniería del Agua, 2018 In this paper, three-dimensional numerical analysis of dam-break flow pattern in a laboratory-scale is reported. The simulation was performed using the open source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver based on finite volume method (FVM) – OpenFOAM ...
E. Sánchez-Cordero +3 more
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Hydrodynamic Analysis of Binary Immiscible Metallurgical Flow in a Novel Mixing Process: Rheomixing [PDF]
, 2005 This paper presents a hydrodynamic analysis of binary immiscible metallurgical flow by a numerical simulation of the rheomixing process. The concept of multi-controll is proposed for classifying complex processes and identifying individual processes in ...
Fan, Z, Tang, H, Wrobel, L C
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Application of CLEAR-VOF method to wave and flow simulations
Water Science and Engineering, 2012 A two-dimensional numerical model based on the Navier-Stokes equations and computational Lagrangian-Eulerian advection remap-volume of fluid (CLEAR-VOF) method was developed to simulate wave and flow problems. The Navier-Stokes equations were discretized
Ying-wei Sun, Hai-gui Kang
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Two-phase flow dynamics in the gas diffusion layer of proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Volume of fluid modeling and comparison with experiment [PDF]
, 2018 This paper proposes a three-dimensional (3D) volume of fluid (VOF) study to investigate two-phase flow in the gas diffusion layer (GDL) of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells and liquid water distribution.
Jiao, K, Niu, Z, Wang, Y, Wu, J
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Hybrid VOF–Lagrangian CFD Modeling of Droplet Aerobreakup
Applied Sciences, 2022 A hybrid VOF–Lagrangian method for simulating the aerodynamic breakup of liquid droplets induced by a traveling shock wave is proposed and tested. The droplet deformation and fragmentation, together with the subsequent mist development, are predicted by ...
Viola Rossano, Giuliano De Stefano
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Numerical analysis of the hydrodynamic behaviour of immiscible metallic alloys in twin-screw rheomixing process [PDF]
, 2006 A numerical analysis by a VOF method is presented for studying the hydrodynamic mechanisms of the rheomixing process by a twin-screw extruder (TSE). The simplified flow field is established based on a systematic analysis of flow features of immiscible ...
Fan, Z, Tang, H, Wrobel, L C
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ChemEngineering, 2020 Among various mechanisms for enhancing the interfacial area between gases and liquids, a vertical liquid jet striking a still liquid is considered an effective method.
Ali Bahadar
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Large droplet impact on water layers [PDF]
, 2004 The impact of large droplets onto an otherwise undisturbed layer of water is considered. The work, which is motivated primarily with regard to aircraft icing, is to try and help understand the role of splashing on the formation of ice on a wing, in ...
Gueyffier D. +10 more
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The CFD Method-Based Research on Damaged Ship’s Flooding Process in Time-Domain
Polish Maritime Research, 2019 The flooding process is one of the main concerns of damaged ship stability. This paper combines the volume of fluid (VOF) method incorporated in the Navier-Stokes (NS) solver with dynamic mesh techniques to simulate the flooding of a damaged ship.
Li-Fen Hu +4 more
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