Numerical Models of Surface Tension
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Stéphane Popinet [1]
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[1] Institut Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Universités, Paris
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- Localización: Annual review of fluid mechanics, ISSN 0066-4189, Nº. 50, 2018, págs. 49-75
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Numerical models of surface tension play an increasingly important role in our capacity to understand and predict a wide range of multiphase flow problems. The accuracy and robustness of these models have improved markedly in the past 20 years, so that they are now applicable to complex, three-dimensional configurations of great theoretical and practical interest. In this review, I attempt to summarize the most significant recent developments in Eulerian surface tension models, with an emphasis on well-balanced estimation, curvature estimation, stability, and implicit time stepping, as well as test cases and applications. The advantages and limitations of various models are discussed, with a focus on common features rather than differences. Several avenues for further progress are suggested.
