Simulation of micro-flow dynamics at low capillary numbers using adaptive interface compression
- Submitting institution
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University of Brighton
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 7143342
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.01.009
- Title of journal
- Computers & Fluids
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- First page
- 13
- Volume
- 165
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0045-7930
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- January
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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4
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Micro-flow droplet and bubble dynamics are important for a variety of processes in domestic and industrial applications. This paper is significant since it develops, benchmarks and applies a novel VOF-based modelling framework for micro-scale two-phase flows with sharp interfaces. An adaptive interface compression scheme is introduced for the first time in order to allow for a dynamic estimation of the compressive velocity only at the areas of interest. This novel adaptive interface compression technique facilitates simulating flows at low capillary numbers and counterbalances the need for very fine computational grids, which is a key outcome of grants EP/P012744/1 and EP/P013112/1.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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