Simulation of two-phase flow with moving immersed boundaries

• A two-dimensional model for immiscible binary fluid flow including moving immersed objects is presented. The fluid motion is described by the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation coupled with a phase-field model based on van der Waals’ free energy density and the Cahn-Hilliard equation. The immersed boundary method has been utilised to handle moving immersed objects and the phase-field boundary conditions have been adapted accordingly. Numerical stability and execution time was significantly improved by the use of a new boundary condition which implements minimisation of the free energy in a direct way. Convergence toward the analytical solution was demonstrated for equilibrium contact angle, the Lucas-Washburn theory and Stefan’s problem. The proposed model may be used for two-phase flow problems with moving boundaries of complex geometry, such as the penetration of fluid into a deformable, porous medium.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Kemiteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Chemical Engineering (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Strömningsmekanik och akustik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

fluid-structure interaction

immersed boundary

moving boundary

two-phase flow

Chemical engineering

Kemiteknik

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