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A level-set aided single-phase model for the numerical simulation of free-surface flow on unstructured meshes
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Author:
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Schillaci, Eugenio; Jofre Cruanyes, Lluís; Balcázar Arciniega, Néstor; Lehmkuhl, Oriol; Oliva Llena, Asensio
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Other authors:
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Màquines i Motors Tèrmics; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CTTC - Centre Tecnològic de la Transferència de Calor |
Abstract:
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© 2016. This version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Abstract:
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A new single-phase scheme for the numerical simulation of free-surface problems on 3-D unstructured meshes is presented. The flow field is obtained from the discrete solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, whereas a conservative level-set method is employed to capture fluid interfaces on an Eulerian approach. The scheme is based on a novel treatment of the interface for the deactivation of the light phase, allowing an optimization of the classic two-phase model for the cases in which the influence of the lighter phase is negligible. The deactivation is performed by directly imposing the appropriate pressure at the surface boundary, and, unlike similar approaches, without the need to treat near-interface velocities. The method is validated against various analytical and experimental references, demonstrating its potential on both hexahedral and unstructured meshes. Moreover, it shows higher numerical stability in comparison to two-phase solvers, as well as significant advantages in terms of computational performance. |
Abstract:
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids -Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística -Fluid mechanics -Simulation methods -Free-surface flow -Single-phase scheme -Conservative level-set -Unstructured 3-D mesh -Mecànica de fluids -Simulació, Mètodes de |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
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Article - Submitted version Article |
Published by:
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Elsevier
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