3D ALE Finite-Element Method for Two-Phase Flows With Phase Change

Anjos, Gustavo Rabello dos; Mangiavacchi, Norberto; Borhani, Navid; Thome, John R.

doi:10.1080/01457632.2013.833407

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“…Due to the shortcomings of purely Eulerian and purely Lagrangian formulations, the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian description allows these two frameworks to be combined in one single formulation so that the best aspect of each separately approach can be used in conjunction, that is, the computational mesh nodes may move with the continuum in normal Lagrangian fashion or to be held fixed in Eulerian manner. The ALE description has shown to be suitable to describe fluid flow problems (see, for instance [4]) and this work extends its capability to two-phase flows with phase change.…”

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confidence: 79%

ALE-FEM for Two-Phase Flows With Heat and Mass Transfer in Microchannels

Anjos

Mangiavacchi

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et al. 2015

Volume 3: Advanced Fabrication and Manufacturing; Emerging Technology Frontiers; Energy, Health and Water- Applications of Nano

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A numerical method is described to study two-phase flows for single and multiple bubbles with phase change. The fluid flow equations are based on the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian formulation (ALE) and the Finite Element Method (FEM), creating a new two-phase method with an improved model for the liquid-gas interface in microchannels. A successful adaptive mesh update procedure is also described for effective management of the mesh at the two-phase interface to remove, add and repair surface elements, since the computational mesh nodes move according to the flow. The Lagrangian description explicitly defines the two-phase interface position by a set of interconnected nodes which ensures a sharp representation of the boundary, including the role of the surface tension. The methodology proposed for computing the curvature leads to accurate results with moderate programming effort and computational cost and it can also be applied to different configurations with an explicit description of the interface. Such a methodology can be employed to study accurately many problems such as oil extraction and refinement in the petroleum area, design of refrigeration systems, modelling of biological systems and efficient cooling of electronics for computational purposes, being the latter the aim of this research. The obtained numerical results will be described, therefore proving the capability of the proposed new methodology.

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confidence: 79%

ALE-FEM for Two-Phase Flows With Heat and Mass Transfer in Microchannels

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“…The new position

{\overset{x}{true}}_{i}

of a point i is calculated as follows

{\tilde{bold-italicx}}_{i} = \frac{1}{N} \sum_{j}^{N} {bold-italicx}_{j},

where the sum is conducted over the N neighbour points of i . This is a modification of the procedure first proposed in Anjos and was found to lead to an improved mesh quality.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The auxiliary density function

\overset{h}{true}

, which needs not be smooth, is specified directly by expressing the desired edge length in each region based on threshold functions. For low values of k , h is close to

\overset{h}{true}

, while for high values of k , Equation tends towards the Laplace equation, which tends to smooth out peaks . Equation is solved using linear finite elements on the same mesh used to solve the flow equations.…”

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“…where the sum is conducted over the N neighbour points of i. This is a modification of the procedure first proposed in Anjos 28 and was found to lead to an improved mesh quality. After mesh motion and smoothing, mesh points are added and removed to keep the desired resolution in any region of the flow.…”

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“…For low values of k, h is close toh, while for high values of k, Equation 15 tends towards the Laplace equation, which tends to smooth out peaks. 16,28 Equation 15 is solved using linear finite elements on the same mesh used to solve the flow equations. The prescription of an adequateh is case dependent.…”

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3D ALE Finite-Element Method for Two-Phase Flows With Phase Change

Cited by 31 publications

References 75 publications

ALE-FEM for Two-Phase Flows With Heat and Mass Transfer in Microchannels

ALE-FEM for Two-Phase Flows With Heat and Mass Transfer in Microchannels

Interface‐fitted moving mesh method for axisymmetric two‐phase flow in microchannels

Viscous Taylor droplets in axisymmetric and planar tubes: from Bretherton’s theory to empirical models

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