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A Level Set Based Sharp Interface Method For Multiphase Flow With Phase Change
A Level Set Based Sharp Interface Method For Multiphase Flow With Phase Change
Liguo Chen
Mechanical Engineering Department
University of California, Santa Barbara
Introduction
Phase Change Phenomena
Boiling Water
Two phase fluid flow
dx
V (x)
dt
i 2 i 1 i i 1
l l l l l l
Governing Equations I
• Continuity Equation V 0
• Momentum Equation (Navier-Stokes)
p T
V V V
A
T
V (V )
• Energy Equation:
Tt V T 2T
Defined both on liquid domain and vapor domain respectively
Governing Equations II
• Interface Velocity:
M M
M k T N / H D Vl
N
V N
l v
v
• Jump Conditions:
Tl Tv Tref
Vl N VvN
Boiling Point
1
V M N
k l T k v T
Liquid
Tw To (boiling point)
T 2T T w T0 x xw
T Tw erf ( )
t x 2 erf ( ) 2 t
(t ) 2 t
2 (Tw T0 )C v
erf ( ) e
hlv
(t )
D
t t
v D l ( vt D )
( p v p l ) x ( t ) l vt2
Interface Locations
20 grids 40 grids
Numerical Solution
Convergence Study
kl 40 kv 1
l 200 v 5
l 0.1 v .005
C pl 400 C pv 200
𝛥𝑇 5𝐾
𝑼𝒃 𝒈𝑳∆𝝔/𝝔 0.89
Re 𝝆𝑼𝑳/𝝁 141
Ca 𝝁𝑼𝒃 /𝝈 0.89
We 𝝔𝑳𝑼𝟐 /𝝈 3.14
Coarse Grid Simulation: 64x192
Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
𝝀𝟎 𝟐𝝅 𝟑𝝈/ 𝝔 𝝔 0.0787
Buoyancy force 𝜟𝝔 · 𝒈 · 𝒉
Surface tension 𝝈/𝒍
Bubble Merging
Bubble Shape
p1 po p2 p1
p po p2 , p3 po p3 p1
2D flow flow