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In this article we prove the global existence of weak solutions for a diffuse interface model in a bounded domain (both in 2D and 3D) involving incompressible magnetic fluids with unmatched densities. The model couples the incompressible…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-06-09 Martin Kalousek , Sourav Mitra , Anja Schlömerkemper

A novel thermodynamically consistent diffuse interface model is derived for compressible electrolytes with phase transitions. The fluid mixtures may consist of N constituents with the phases liquid and vapor, where both phases may coexist.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-11-13 Wolfgang Dreyer , Jan Giesselmann , Christiane Kraus

We consider the impingement of a droplet onto a wall with high impact speed. To model this process we favour a diffuse-interface concept. Precisely, we suggest a compressible Navier--Stokes--Allen--Cahn model. Basic properties of the model…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-09-30 Lukas Ostrowski , Christian Rohde

The paper is devoted to the simulation of maritime two-phase flows of air and water. Emphasis is put on an extension of the classical Volume-of-Fluid (VoF) method by a diffusive contribution derived from a Cahn-Hilliard (CH) model and its…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-03-24 Niklas Kühl , Michael Hinze , Thomas Rung

This paper enhances the Diffuse Interface Method (DIM) for simulating compressible multiphase flows across all Mach numbers by addressing the accuracy challenges posed at low Mach regimes. A correction to the Riemann solver is introduced,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-17 Ghanshyam Bharate , J. C. Mandal

In this paper, a phase-field based model under the framework of discrete unified gas-kinetic scheme (DUGKS) for incompressible multiphase fluid flows is proposed. Two kinetic models are constructed to solve the conservative Allen-Cahn (A-C)…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-04-10 Zeren Yang , Chengwen Zhong , Congshan Zhuo

In this work, a thermodynamically consistent and conservative diffuse-interface model for gas-liquid-solid multiphase flows is proposed. In this model, a novel free energy for the gas-liquid-solid multiphase flows is established according…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-04-09 Chengjie Zhan , Xi Liu , Zhenhua Chai , Baochang Shi

In this paper, we propose and analyze a diffuse interface model for inductionless magnetohydrodynamic fluids. The model couples a convective Cahn-Hilliard equation for the evolution of the interface, the Navier-Stokes system for fluid flow…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-12-20 Xiaodi Zhang

Direct numerical simulations (DNS) are performed for two wall-bounded flow configurations: laminar Couette flow at $Re=740$ and turbulent channel flow at $Re_{\tau}=180$, where $\tau$ is the shear stress at the wall. The top wall is smooth…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-07-22 Karim Alamé , Krishnan Mahesh

We study a diffuse interface model for the flow of two viscous incompressible Newtonian fluids in a bounded domain. The fluids are assumed to be macroscopically immiscible, but a partial mixing in a small interfacial region is assumed in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-04-01 Helmut Abels

We present a phase-field model for the dynamics of the interface between two inmiscible fluids with arbitrary viscosity contrast in a rectangular Hele-Shaw cell. With asymptotic matching techniques we check the model to yield the right…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-31 R. Folch , J. Casademunt , A. Hernandez-Machado , L. Ramirez-Piscina

The numerical modelling of convection dominated high density ratio two-phase flow poses several challenges, amongst which is resolving the relatively thin shear layer at the interface. To this end we propose a sharp discretisation of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-18 Ronald A. Remmerswaal , Arthur E. P. Veldman

We propose a general control framework for two-phase flows with variable densities in the diffuse interface formulation, where the distribution of the fluid components is described by a phase field. The flow is governed by the diffuse…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-12-08 Harald Garcke , Michael Hinze , Christian Kahle

Accurate simulation of wind turbulence over fast-propagating waves requires interface-capturing methods that suppress numerical artifacts while accurately resolving momentum transfer across the interface. In high wave-age regimes, numerical…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-02-23 Hanul Hwang , Catherine Gorle

In this work, we first propose a diffuse interface model for simulating N phase flows with solid liquid phase change. In this model, a phase field approach is adopted to capture multiphase fluid interfaces, and an enthalpy based formulation…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-03-25 Jiangxu Huang , Chengjie Zhan , Zhenhua Chai , Changsheng Huang , Xi Liu

The coupled Cahn-Hilliard and Navier-Stokes (CH-NS) equations provide a powerful framework for modeling multiphase flows with diffuse interfaces, enabling simulations of droplet breakup, bubble dynamics, and hydrodynamic instabilities.…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-09-03 Sukriti Manna , Constantine M Megaridis , Subramanian KRS Sankaranarayanan

The Phase-Field Method (PFM) is employed to simulate two-phase flows with the fully-coupled Cahn-Hilliard-Navier-Stokes (CHNS) equations governing the temporal evolution. The methodology minimizes the total energy functional, accounting for…

In the present Letter we use the Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) of the Navier-Stokes equation for a two-phase flow (water and air) to study the dynamics of the modulational instability of free surface waves and its contribution to the…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2015-06-11 A. Iafrati , A. Babanin , M. Onorato

We present a new diffuse interface model for the dynamics of inextensible vesicles in a viscous fluid. A new feature of this work is the implementation of the local inextensibility condition in the diffuse interface context. Local…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Sebastian Aland , Sabine Egerer , John Lowengrub , Axel Voigt

The derivation of shallow water models from Navier-Stokes equations is revisited yielding a class of two-layer shallow water models.An improved velocity profile is proposed, based on the superposition of an ideal fluid and a viscous layer…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-06-11 François James , Pierre-Yves Lagrée , Hoang-Minh Le , Mathilde Legrand