Numerical study on dynamic behaviors of the coalescence between the advancing liquid meniscus and multi-droplets in a microchannel using CLSVOF method

DOI10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.05.014zbMath1410.76445MaRDI QIDQ720957

Dingding Ye, Qiang Liao, Rong Chen, Shuzhe Li, Biao Zhang, Xun Zhu, Zhi-Bin Wang

Publication date: 18 July 2018

Published in: Computers and Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.05.014

zbMATH Keywords

coalescence; multiple droplets; interfacial phenomena; advancing liquid meniscus; clsvof

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76D45: Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible viscous fluids

76T10: Liquid-gas two-phase flows, bubbly flows

Uses Software

• PROST

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