Numerical simulation of the head-on collision of two equal-sized drops with van der Waals forces

DOI10.1007/s10665-006-9091-9zbMath1178.76277OpenAlexW2036800021MaRDI QIDQ2385464

Yanyan Li

Publication date: 12 October 2007

Published in: Journal of Engineering Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-006-9091-9

zbMATH Keywords

Volume of fluidCoalescenceVan der Waals forceDrop collision

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids (76D05) Continuum models (systems of particles, etc.) arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B21)

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Uses Software

• SOLA-VOF

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