On a new spatial discretization for a regularized 3D compressible isothermal Navier-Stokes-Cahn-Hilliard system of equations with boundary conditions (Q2027929)

A novel spatial finite-difference discretization is constructed for a regularized 3D Navier-Stokes-Cahn-Hilliard system. Such a system describes flows of a viscous compressible isothermal two-component two-phase fluid with surface effects, where the potential body force is taken into consideration. In the discretization procedure, the main sought functions are defined on the same mesh, and an original approximation of the solid wall boundary conditions is proposed. This discretization has the total energy dissipativity property, which eliminates spurious currents. The discrete total mass and component mass conservation laws hold, and the discretization is also well-balanced for the equilibrium solutions. The non-convex part of the Helmholtz free energy is taken in a special logarithmic form, in order to guarantee that the concentration remains within a physically meaningful interval. The results of numerical 3D simulations are presented, together with a discussion on the role of the relaxation parameter.