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The flow near a moving contact line depends on the dynamic contact angle, viscosity ratio, and capillary number. We report experiments involving immersing a plate into a liquid bath, concurrently measuring the interface shape, interfacial…
We present a novel characterization of mixing events associated with the propagation and overturning of internal waves, studied thanks to the simultaneous use of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence (PLIF)…
Linear stability of stratified two-phase flows in horizontal channels to arbitrary wavenumber disturbances is studied. The problem is reduced to Orr-Sommerfeld equations for the stream function disturbances, defined in each sublayer and…
Geothermal phase change probes operate on the principle of falling film evaporation, enabling the efficient use of geothermal heat for space heating applications. Despite successful applications in research, their commercial use is limited.…
The paper is devoted to two-phase flow simulations and investigates the ability of a diffusive interface Cahn-Hilliard Volume-of-Fluid model to capture the dynamics of the air-sea interface at geophysically relevant Reynolds numbers. It…
In this work, we investigate an original strategy in order to derive a statistical modeling of the interface in gas-liquid two-phase flows through geometrical variables. The con- tribution is two-fold. First it participates in the…
This work describes three diffuse-interface methods for the simulation of immiscible, compressible multiphase fluid flows and elastic-plastic deformation in solids. The first method is the localized-artificial-diffusivity approach of Cook…
The flow instability and further transition to turbulence in a toroidal pipe (torus) with curvature (tube-to-coiling diameter) 0.049 is investigated experimentally. The flow inside the toroidal pipe is driven by a steel sphere fitted to the…
We monitor the evaporation of a volatile liquid (ethanol) from an inkjet-printed liquid film, consisting of a mixture of ethanol and ethylene glycol. Interferometric video imaging technology is used for recording 2D vapor concentration…
This study explores the effects of a non-conductive gas layer flowing concurrently with a conductive liquid on the two-phase flow characteristics in wide horizontal ducts under a constant vertical magnetic field. To this end, analytical…
Modern particle detectors crucially depend on efficient cooling systems. Two-phase carbon dioxide (CO$_2$) is a suitable solution as a cooling agent. This publication presents the observations and results of investigations of horizontal and…
We present an image processing algorithm developed for quantitative analysis of directional solidification of metal alloys in thin cells using X-ray imaging. Our methodology allows to identify the fluid volume, fluid channels and cavities,…
Grain flows through pipes are frequently found in various settings, such as in pharmaceutical, chemical, petroleum, mining and food industries. In the case of size-constrained gravitational flows, density waves consisting of alternating…
A fundamental difficulty of studying gas-liquid pipe flows is the prediction of the occurrence and characteristics of the slug flow regime, which plays a crucial role in the safety design of oil pipelines. Current empirical methods and…
We present the analytical solution for the two-dimensional velocity and density fields within an approximation for laminar stratified inclined duct (SID) flows where diffusion dominates over inertia in the along-channel momentum equation…
In this work we present a dedicated experimental facility and an image-based method for measuring water depth in a radially spreading dam-break wave propagating over a horizontal plane. The facility consists of a prismatic reservoir…
Linear stability of stratified gas-liquid and liquid-liquid plane-parallel flows in inclined channels is studied with respect to all wavenumber perturbations. The main objective is to predict parameter regions in which stable stratified…
The flow of thin liquid films on inclined or vertical surfaces is one of immense importance, with applications spanning many types of process industries, due to the increased mass and heat transfer brought about by the presence of waves on…
Convection over a wavy heated bottom wall in the air flow has been studied in experiments with the Rayleigh number $\sim 10^8$. It is shown that the mean temperature gradient in the flow core inside a large-scale circulation is directed…
Wave propagation in a stratified fluid / porous medium is studied here using analytical and numerical methods. The semi-analytical method is based on an exact stiffness matrix method coupled with a matrix conditioning procedure, preventing…