Evaluating the performance of the two-phase flow solver interFoam

SS Deshpande, L Anumolu… - Computational science & …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The performance of the open source multiphase flow solver, interFoam, is evaluated in this
work. The solver is based on a modified volume of fluid (VoF) approach, which incorporates …

Cavitation in diesel fuel injector nozzles and its influence on atomization and spray

Y Sun, Z Guan, K Hooman - Chemical engineering & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In combustors, high‐pressure fuel injector nozzles are employed for liquid atomization and
spray generation. The internal flow within nozzles, especially cavitation, plays an important …

Large-eddy simulation of cavitating nozzle flow and primary jet break-up

F Oerley, T Trummler, S Hickel, MS Mihatsch… - Physics of …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We employ a barotropic two-phase/two-fluid model to study the primary break-up of
cavitating liquid jets emanating from a rectangular nozzle, which resembles a high aspect …

Validation of the S‐CLSVOF method with the density‐scaled balanced continuum surface force model in multiphase systems coupled with thermocapillary flows

T Yamamoto, Y Okano, S Dost - International Journal for …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Three numerical methods, namely, volume of fluid (VOF), simple coupled volume of fluid
with level set (S‐CLSVOF), and S‐CLSVOF with the density‐scaled balanced continuum …

Numerical simulation of cavitation and atomization using a fully compressible three-phase model

MG Mithun, P Koukouvinis, M Gavaises - Physical Review Fluids, 2018 - APS
The aim of this paper is to present a fully compressible three-phase (liquid, vapor, and air)
model and its application to the simulation of in-nozzle cavitation effects on liquid …

Coupled computing for reactive hydrogen leakage phenomena with crack propagation in a pressure tank

J Ishimoto, S Shimada - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This research focuses on reactive hydrogen leakage due to the fracturing of high-pressure
hydrogen tanks to develop a coupled computing method that can simultaneously perform …

Simulating cavitating liquid jets using a compressible and equilibrium two-phase flow solver

Y Wang, L Qiu, RD Reitz, R Diwakar - International Journal of Multiphase …, 2014 - Elsevier
In internal combustion engines the injection of high-pressure liquid fuel into a low-pressure
gas through a nozzle passage is an important process to atomize the liquid and achieve …

Numerical simulation of cavitating injector flow and liquid spray break-up by combination of Eulerian–Eulerian and Volume-of-Fluid methods

W Edelbauer - Computers & Fluids, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study proposes a new method for numerical simulations of spray break-up of
liquid jets with cavitation in the nozzle. A three-phase system consisting of liquid, vapor and …

A computational approach to predict external spray characteristics for flashing and cavitating nozzles

SK Rachakonda, Y Wang, RO Grover Jr… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A computational approach to predict external spray characteristics for flashing and cavitating
nozzles was presented and validated. It is developed as a fully Eulerian and compressible …

Numerical simulation of cavitation for liquid injection in non-condensable gas

A Ahmed, B Duret, J Reveillon, FX Demoulin - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Modern internal combustion engines rely on a high pressure fuel injection system to deliver
the fuel inside the engine. This high pressure fuel injection also results in additional …