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Modelling free surfaces in oscillating pipe flows
Author(s) -
Adler Katrin,
Schwarze Rüdiger,
Chaves Humberto
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200610259
Subject(s) - free surface , mechanics , flow (mathematics) , surface (topology) , capillary action , grid , volume of fluid method , free flow , physics , materials science , geometry , mathematics , thermodynamics
An oscillating pipe flow with a free surface is investigated numerically and experimentally. The pipe diameter is 12 mm . Due to this small diameter capillary forces play an important role. Therefore special attention has to be paid to the flow field near the free surface. The numerical model is based on the fundamental flow equations. The free surface is resolved according to the volume‐of‐fluid method. The model equations are solved on a moving grid. In the experiment, pictures of the flow field are taken near the free surface. The effects occuring near the interface will be presented here. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)