Análise do comportamento oscilatório de gotas de fluidos de van der Waals sob condições de microgravidade usando o método Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

Abstract

In the present work, the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method (SPH) is employed in the modeling of a two-dimensional drop formation problem, without an external atmosphere, using a van der Waals fluid. In addition, influences of Reynolds number, initial aspect ratio and Péclet number on drops oscillatory behavior are studied in open space conditions with zero gravity assumption. In view of the most recent researches in drops formation field using the SPH method, a hyperbolic kernel is applied to all simulations in order to ensure uniform drops liquid formation, i.e., without particle agglomeration. Through the usage of this smoothing function the tensile instability is reduced, avoiding unnecessary numerical treatments.