A fully-coupled framework for solving Cahn-Hilliard Navier-Stokes equations: Second-order, energy-stable numerical methods on adaptive octree based meshes

MA Khanwale, K Saurabh, M Fernando… - Computer Physics …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a fully-coupled, implicit-in-time framework for solving a thermodynamically-
consistent Cahn-Hilliard Navier-Stokes system that models two-phase flows. In this work, we …

Hybrid lattice-Boltzmann finite-difference simulation of ternary fluids near immersed solid objects of general shapes

JJ Huang - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, a hybrid lattice-Boltzmann finite-difference method is developed for the
simulation of ternary fluids near immersed solid objects of general shapes. The flow …

Efficient and structure-preserving time-dependent auxiliary variable method for a conservative Allen–Cahn type surfactant system

J Yang, J Kim - Engineering with Computers, 2022 - Springer
In this study, we establish a phase-field two-phase surfactant system using two conservative
Allen–Cahn type equations. Two nonlocal Lagrange multipliers are used to achieve the …

Lattice Boltzmann method for simulating transport phenomena avoiding the use of lattice units

IT Martins, PF Alvariño, L Cabezas-Gómez - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, we propose a dimensional lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) that numerically
solves the discrete lattice Boltzmann equation directly in physical units. This procedure …

Phase-field-based lattice Boltzmann model for ternary fluid flows considering the wettability effect

Y Zhang, B Dong, X An, Y Wang, X Zhou… - Applied Mathematical …, 2022 - Elsevier
A phase-field-based lattice Boltzmann model for ternary fluid flows is proposed, where the
conservative Allen-Cahn equation for ternary fluids is used to track the interface of fluids. A …

Open-source finite volume solvers for multiphase (n-phase) flows involving either Newtonian or non-Newtonian complex fluids

C Dritselis, G Karapetsas - Computers & Fluids, 2022 - Elsevier
Two new control volume solvers multiFluidInterFoam and rheoMultiFluidInterFoam are
presented for the simulation of Newtonian and non-Newtonian n-phase flows (n≥ 2) …

An efficiently linear and totally decoupled variant of SAV approach for the binary phase-field surfactant fluid model

H Han, S Liu, Z Zuo, J Yang - Computers & Fluids, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, an efficiently linear, totally decoupled, and unconditionally energy-stable time-
marching scheme is developed for solving the Cahn–Hilliard (CH) type phase-field …

SPH simulations of binary droplet deformation considering the Fowkes theory

S Natsui, K Tonya, H Nogami, T Kikuchi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
To analyze the complex droplet transient deformation involving two immiscible phases, a
practical multi-interfacial tension model has been introduced in the SPH framework. The …

A novel Cahn–Hilliard–Navier–Stokes model with a nonstandard variable mobility for two-phase incompressible fluid flow

J Yang, J Kim - Computers & Fluids, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we present a novel Cahn–Hilliard–Navier–Stokes (CHNS) system with a
nonstandard variable mobility for two-phase incompressible fluid flow. Unlike the classical …

Well-balanced kinetic schemes for two-phase flows

J Bao, Z Guo - Computers & Fluids, 2024 - Elsevier
At equilibrium state of a two-phase fluid system, the chemical potential is constant and the
velocity vanishes. However, such equilibrium state usually cannot be captured by numerical …