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A phase field (PF) based electrochemical model is presented for simulation of galvanic corrosion. Distributions of electrolyte potential and current density on anode and cathode surfaces are obtained by coupling the phase field variable…

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This paper presents a general theory and isogeometric finite element implementation for studying mass conserving phase transitions on deforming surfaces. The mathematical problem is governed by two coupled fourth-order nonlinear partial…

We present an adaptive scheme for isogeometric phase-field modeling, to perform suitably graded hierarchical refinement and coarsening on both single- and multi-patch geometries by considering truncated hierarchical spline constructions…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-13 Cesare Bracco , Carlotta Giannelli , Alessandro Reali , Michele Torre , Rafael Vázquez

We present adaptive finite element simulations of dendritic and eutectic solidification in binary and ternary alloys. The computations are based on a recently formulated phase-field model that is especially appropriate for modelling…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-10 Denis Danilov , Britta Nestler

We develop a method for modeling and simulating a class of two-phase flows consisting of two immiscible incompressible dielectric fluids and their interactions with imposed external electric fields in two and three dimensions. We first…

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This work presents a consistent formulation of the structural phase-field-crystal model of substitutional binary alloys that allows for the description phases of unequal densities, a key feature in solidification. We further develop the…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-09-02 Matthew J. Frick , Nana Ofori-Opoku , Nikolas Provatas

Solute trapping is an important phenomenon in rapid solidification of alloys, for which the continuous growth model (CGM) is a popular sharp interface theory. Using matched asymptotic analysis, we show how to quantitatively map the sharp…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-09-17 Tatu Pinomaa , Nikolas Provatas

In this paper we investigate a rate--independent model for hybrid laminates described by a damage phase--field approach on two layers coupled with a cohesive law governing the behaviour of their interface in a one-dimensional setup. For the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-05-25 Elena Bonetti , Cecilia Cavaterra , Francesco Freddi , Filippo Riva

We develop a fully-coupled, fully-implicit approach for phase-field modeling of solidification in metals and alloys. Predictive simulation of solidification in pure metals and metal alloys remains a significant challenge in the field of…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-10-05 Supriyo Ghosh , Christopher K. Newman , Marianne M. Francois

In this work, a numerical simulation framework is presented based on the Phase Field Method that is able to capture the evolution of heterogeneous metallic microstructures during solidification. The involved physics can prove especially…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-10-22 Patrick Zimbrod , Johannes Schilp

The paper considers a thermodynamically consistent phase-field model of a two-phase flow of incompressible viscous fluids. The model allows for a non-linear dependence of fluid density on the phase-field order parameter. Driven by…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-27 Yerbol Palzhanov , Alexander Zhiliakov , Annalisa Quaini , Maxim Olshanskii

A new diffuse interface model has been proposed in this study for simulating binary alloy solidification under universal cooling conditions, involving both equilibrium and non-equilibrium solute partitioning. Starting from the Gibbs-Thomson…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-09-22 Chuanqi Zhu , Yusuke Seguchi , Masayuki Okugawa , Yuichiro Koizumi

Elastic contact in hydrodynamic environments is a complex multiphysics phenomenon and can be found in applications ranging from engineering to biological systems. Understanding the intricacies of this coupled problem requires the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-09-17 Biswajeet Rath , Xiaoyu Mao , Rajeev K. Jaiman

A one-sided phase-field model is proposed to study the dynamics of unstable interfaces of Hele-Shaw flows in the high viscosity contrast regime. The corresponding macroscopic equations are obtained by means of an asymptotic expansion from…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Hernandez-Machado , A. M. Lacasta , E. Mayoral , E. Corvera Poire

This work deals with numerical simulation of water freezing and thawing in a complex three-dimensional geometry of a porous medium. The porous structure is represented by a virtual container filled with glass beads. Phase transition…

Computational Physics · Physics 2024-07-23 Pavel Strachota

We study the asymptotic behavior of thin heterogeneous elastoplastic plates in the framework of linearized elastoplasticity, focusing on the regime where the plate thickness vanishes much faster than the characteristic scale of the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-14 Marin Bužančić , Igor Velčić , Josip Žubrinić

We present an energy-preserving mechanic formulation for dynamic quasi-brittle fracture in an Eulerian-Lagrangian formulation, where a second-order phase-field equation controls the damage evolution. The numerical formulation adapts in…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-02-23 Nicolas A. Labanda , Luis Espath , Victor Manuel Calo

The $\xi$-based spatially adaptive three-field variable phase-field model for quasi-static anti-plane crack propagation is introduced. A dynamically optimized regularization length is integrated to improve computational efficiency and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-17 Maria P. Fernando , S. M. Mallikarjunaiah

This paper concerns the analysis and implementation of a novel iterative staggered scheme for quasi-static brittle fracture propagation models, where the fracture evolution is tracked by a phase field variable. The model we consider is a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-19 Mats Kirkesæther Brun , Thomas Wick , Inga Berre , Jan Martin Nordbotten , Florin Adrian Radu

Phase interfaces in melting and solidification processes are strongly affected by the presence of convection in the liquid. One way of modeling their transient evolution is to couple an incompressible flow model to an energy balance in…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-01-11 Alexander G. Zimmerman , Julia Kowalski