Simulating Moving Contact Lines in Three-Phase Suspensions Using a Front Tracking Method

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Autores principales: Zeng, Lei, Rouhanitazangi, Hamideh, Chen, Xianyang, Lu, Jiacai, Tryggvason, Gretar
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author Zeng, Lei
Rouhanitazangi, Hamideh
Chen, Xianyang
Lu, Jiacai
Tryggvason, Gretar
author_facet Zeng, Lei
Rouhanitazangi, Hamideh
Chen, Xianyang
Lu, Jiacai
Tryggvason, Gretar
contents Three-phase multiphase flows are found in an extraordinarily large number of applications. Often those involve a liquid phase and a gas phase in addition to a third phase that consists of either liquid drops or solid particles, suspended in the flow. Frequently the third phase is in contact with both the liquid and the gas, resulting in a contact line where all the phases meet. Here, we present an extension of a front tracking method, where the interface between two fluid phases is followed using connected marker points, to simulate the motion of triple contact lines for both three fluids systems and systems containing two fluids and suspended solid particles. We describe two related strategies, one where the contact line is tracked explicitly and one where it is captured implicitly, and show that both approaches achieve comparable accuracy. The second approach is, however, easier to implement, particularly for three-dimensional flows. For both tracked and untracked approaches for solid particles, and for the untracked three fluids case, we use a ``virtual interface,'' where the boundary of a liquid phase is extended into either another fluid or the solid. For three fluids systems the surface tension of the virtual interface is zero, but for systems with solids the surface tension of the virtual interface is the same as that of the physical interface.
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spellingShingle Simulating Moving Contact Lines in Three-Phase Suspensions Using a Front Tracking Method
Zeng, Lei
Rouhanitazangi, Hamideh
Chen, Xianyang
Lu, Jiacai
Tryggvason, Gretar
Fluid Dynamics
Three-phase multiphase flows are found in an extraordinarily large number of applications. Often those involve a liquid phase and a gas phase in addition to a third phase that consists of either liquid drops or solid particles, suspended in the flow. Frequently the third phase is in contact with both the liquid and the gas, resulting in a contact line where all the phases meet. Here, we present an extension of a front tracking method, where the interface between two fluid phases is followed using connected marker points, to simulate the motion of triple contact lines for both three fluids systems and systems containing two fluids and suspended solid particles. We describe two related strategies, one where the contact line is tracked explicitly and one where it is captured implicitly, and show that both approaches achieve comparable accuracy. The second approach is, however, easier to implement, particularly for three-dimensional flows. For both tracked and untracked approaches for solid particles, and for the untracked three fluids case, we use a ``virtual interface,'' where the boundary of a liquid phase is extended into either another fluid or the solid. For three fluids systems the surface tension of the virtual interface is zero, but for systems with solids the surface tension of the virtual interface is the same as that of the physical interface.
title Simulating Moving Contact Lines in Three-Phase Suspensions Using a Front Tracking Method
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06991