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DNS of Rising Bubbles Using VOF and Balanced Force Surface Tension

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High Performance Computing on Vector Systems 2010

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The rise behavior of small bubbles in a quiescent environment has been investigated by direct numerical simulation (DNS) using the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method and surface tension modeling based on the balanced force approach. The origin of spurious currents using standard (CSF, CSS) models is shown in detail, emphasis is put on the spatial discretization and the calculation of local curvatures. The effect of the new surface tension model on the resulting rise behavior for different bubble diameters is presented.

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  1. Institut für Thermodynamik der Luft- und Raumfahrt (ITLR), Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany

    Hendrik Weking, Jan Schlottke, Philipp Rauschenberger & Bernhard Weigand

  2. Institut für Aerodynamik und Gasdynamik (IAG), Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 21, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany

    Markus Boger & Claus-Dieter Munz

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  1. Stuttgart (HLRS), Universität Stuttgart, Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum, Nobelstraße 19, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany

    Michael Resch

  2. Stuttgart (HLRS), Universität Stuttgart, Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum, Nobelstraße 19, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany

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Weking, H., Schlottke, J., Boger, M., Rauschenberger, P., Weigand, B., Munz, CD. (2010). DNS of Rising Bubbles Using VOF and Balanced Force Surface Tension. In: Resch, M., et al. High Performance Computing on Vector Systems 2010. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11851-7_13

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