On reducing interface curvature computation errors in the height function technique

DOI10.1016/j.jcp.2010.03.032zbMath1308.76210OpenAlexW1972466601MaRDI QIDQ982952

Joaquín López, Juan José Hernández

Publication date: 28 July 2010

Published in: Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2010.03.032

zbMATH Keywords

level set methodvolume of fluid methodheight function techniqueinterface curvature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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Uses Software

• NASA-VOF2D
• PROST
• VOFTools

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