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Autores principales: Hu, Tianyi, Hughes, Thomas J. R., Scovazzi, Guglielmo, Gomez, Hector
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Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.21065
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author Hu, Tianyi
Hughes, Thomas J. R.
Scovazzi, Guglielmo
Gomez, Hector
author_facet Hu, Tianyi
Hughes, Thomas J. R.
Scovazzi, Guglielmo
Gomez, Hector
contents Discontinuity capturing (DC) operators are commonly employed to numerically solve problems involving sharp gradients in the solution. Despite their success, the application of DC operators to the direct van der Waals simulation (DVS) remains challenging. The DVS framework models non-equilibrium phase transitions by admitting interfacial regions in which the derivative of pressure with respect to density is negative. In these regions, we demonstrate that classical DC operators may violate the free energy dissipation law and produce unphysical wave structures. To address this limitation, we propose the phase-field/discontinuity capturing (PF/DC) operator. Numerical results show that PF/DC yields stable and accurate solutions in both bulk fluids and interfacial regions. Finally, we apply the proposed method to simulate cavitating flow over a three-dimensional bluff body, obtaining excellent agreement with experimental data and significant improvements over results produced using classical DC operators.
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spellingShingle Phase-Field/Discontinuity Capturing operator for direct van der Waals simulation (DVS)
Hu, Tianyi
Hughes, Thomas J. R.
Scovazzi, Guglielmo
Gomez, Hector
Computational Physics
Discontinuity capturing (DC) operators are commonly employed to numerically solve problems involving sharp gradients in the solution. Despite their success, the application of DC operators to the direct van der Waals simulation (DVS) remains challenging. The DVS framework models non-equilibrium phase transitions by admitting interfacial regions in which the derivative of pressure with respect to density is negative. In these regions, we demonstrate that classical DC operators may violate the free energy dissipation law and produce unphysical wave structures. To address this limitation, we propose the phase-field/discontinuity capturing (PF/DC) operator. Numerical results show that PF/DC yields stable and accurate solutions in both bulk fluids and interfacial regions. Finally, we apply the proposed method to simulate cavitating flow over a three-dimensional bluff body, obtaining excellent agreement with experimental data and significant improvements over results produced using classical DC operators.
title Phase-Field/Discontinuity Capturing operator for direct van der Waals simulation (DVS)
topic Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.21065