English
Related papers

Related papers: Sharp-interface VOF method for phase-change simula…

200 papers

This paper presents a mini immersed finite element (IFE) method for solving two- and three-dimensional two-phase Stokes problems on Cartesian meshes. The IFE space is constructed from the conventional mini element, with shape functions…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-09-02 Haifeng Ji , Dong Liang , Qian Zhang

We present a particle method for estimating the curvature of interfaces in volume-of-fluid simulations of multiphase flows. The method is well suited for under-resolved interfaces, and it is shown to be more accurate than the parabolic…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-01-23 Petr Karnakov , Sergey Litvinov , Petros Koumoutsakos

A comprehensive scheme for the spatial discretisation of continuity equation, momentum advection and normal and shear stresses at the fluid interfaces is presented for numerically simulating the incompressible two phase flows based on the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2014-08-11 Jun-De Li

Chaotic free surface flows are challenging problems to simulate numerically, mainly due to the significant changes in geometry and frequent topological changes. Methods that track the evolution of the fluid in a Lagrangian formulation are a…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-12-24 Thomas Leyssens , Jonathan Lambrechts , Jean-François Remacle

The paper investigates shock-induced vortical flows within inhomogeneous media of nonuniform thermodynamic properties. Numerical simulations are performed using an Eularian type mathematical model for compressible multi-component flow…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-06-28 A. F. Nowakowski , A. Ballil , F. C. G. A Nicolleau

A novel finite element framework is proposed for the numerical simulation of two phase flows with surface tension. The Level-Set (LS) method with piece-wise quadratic (P2) interpolation for the liquid-gas interface is used in order to reach…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-10-27 Modesar Shakoor , Chung Hae Park

In this paper, a third order gas kinetic scheme is developed on the three dimensional hybrid unstructured meshes for the numerical simulation of compressible inviscid and viscous flows. A third-order WENO reconstruction is developed on the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-18 Yaqing Yang , Liang Pan , Kun Xu

In this paper, we present the results of a numerical study of air-water turbulent bubbly flow in a periodic vertical square duct. The study is conducted using a novel numerical technique which leverages Volume of Fluid method for interface…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-12-27 Purushotam Kumar , Surya Pratap Vanka

Variational multiscale (VMS) methods offer a robust framework for handling under-resolved flow scales without resorting to problem-specific turbulence models. Here, we propose and assess a dynamic, term-by-term VMS stabilized formulation…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-02-06 Diego Escobar , Douglas Pacheco , Alejando Aguirre , Ernesto Castillo

This paper contributes to the recent investigations of Lagrangian methods based on Voronoi meshes. The aim is to design a new conservative numerical scheme that can simulate complex flows and multi-phase problems with more accuracy than SPH…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-10-21 Ondřej Kincl , Ilya Peshkov , Walter Boscheri

A low-dissipation numerical method for compressible gas-liquid two-phase flow with phase change on unstructured grids is proposed. The governing equations adopt the six-equation model. The non-conservative terms included in the volume…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-11-13 Hiro Wakimura , Takayuki Aoki , Feng Xiao

Knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of multiphase flow dynamics in porous media is crucial for optimizing subsurface engineering applications like geological carbon sequestration. However, studying the micro-mechanisms of multiphase…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-08-01 Quanwei Dai , Kang Duan , Chung-Yee Kwok

We propose a novel optimization framework for computing the medial axis transform that simultaneously preserves the medial structure and ensures high medial mesh quality. The medial structure, consisting of interconnected sheets, seams, and…

Graphics · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Ningna Wang , Rui Xu , Yibo Yin , Zichun Zhong , Taku Komura , Wenping Wang , Xiaohu Guo

Surface-tension-dominant droplet evaporation is ubiquitous and of importance to many applications. We present an improved Coupled Level Set and Volume of Fluid (i-CLSVoF) framework without explicit interface reconstruction for modelling…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-07-15 Huihuang Xia , Marc Kamlah

We revisit simple algebraic VOF methods for advection of material interfaces based of the well established TVD paradigm. We show that greatly improved representation of contact discontinuities is obtained through use of a novel…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-03-29 Sergio Pirozzoli , Simone Di Giorgio , Alessandro Iafrati

This work presents a new adaptive approach for the numerical simulation of a phase-field model for fractures in nearly incompressible solids. In order to cope with locking effects, we use a recently proposed mixed form where we have a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-18 Katrin Mang , Mirjam Walloth , Thomas Wick , Winnifried Wollner

This paper evaluates and compares the accuracy and robustness of curvature estimation methods for three-dimensional interfaces represented implicitly by discrete volume fractions on a Cartesian mesh. The height function (HF) method is…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-02-22 Austin Han , Fabien Evrard , Olivier Desjardins

We present a fast, unconditionally energy-stable numerical scheme for simulating vesicle deformation under osmotic pressure using a phase-field approach. The model couples an Allen-Cahn equation for the biomembrane interface with a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-16 Zhiwei Zhang , Shuwang Li , John Lowengrub , Steven M. Wise

Our paper proposes an innovative approach for modeling Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI). Our method combines both traditional monolithic and partitioned approaches, creating a hybrid solution that facilitates FSI. At each time iteration,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-15 R. Nemer , A. Larcher , E. Hachem

In this paper, we study applications of the virtual element method (VEM) for simulating the deformation of multiphase composites. The VEM is a Galerkin approach that is applicable to meshes that consist of arbitrarily-shaped polygonal and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-29 N. Sukumar , John E. Bolander