Numerical Simulations of Free-Surface Incompressible Flows: Theory and Practice - Softcover

Bejanov, Boyan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 363915083X ISBN 13: 9783639150834

Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

This research monograph is an excellent resource for graduate students and senior researchers in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics. It develops a numerical method for computer simulations of multi-component flows involving capillary free surfaces, and provides detailed algorithm implementation notes in two and three dimensions. The monograph also contains a comprehensive review of relevant solution methods for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations and techniques for managing moving boundaries. Chapter one introduces a new projection method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The normally coupled velocity and pressure are split and solved for in two separate steps using a low-order Finite Element. The proposed method guarantees exact local mass conservation at a reduced computational cost. Chapter two presents an innovative technique to track free-moving interfaces. The technique modifies the computational grid in the vicinity of each interface to avoid computational cells intersected by the interface while preserving the connectivity of the mesh.

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About the Author

Boyan Bejanov has a MSc in Scientific Computing from the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and a PhD in Computational Fluid Dynamics from the University of Alberta, Canada. His primary research interests are numerical solutions of partial differential equations and their applications to large-scale industrial problems.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 363915083X
• ISBN 13: 9783639150834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88