Year: 2022
Author: Quan Zhao, Shixin Xu, Weiqing Ren
Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 32 (2022), Iss. 5 : pp. 1310–1331
Abstract
We propose an efficient numerical method for the simulation of the two-phase flows with moving contact lines in three dimensions. The mathematical model consists of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations for the two immiscible fluids with the standard interface conditions, the Navier slip condition along the solid wall, and a contact angle condition (Ren et al. (2010) [28]). In the numerical method, the governing equations for the fluid dynamics are coupled with an advection equation for a level-set function. The latter models the dynamics of the fluid interface. Following the standard practice, the interface conditions are taken into account by introducing a singular force on the interface in the momentum equation. This results in a single set of governing equations in the whole fluid domain. Similarly, the contact angle condition is imposed by introducing a singular force, which acts in the normal direction of the contact line, into the Navier slip condition. The new boundary condition, which unifies the Navier slip condition and the contact angle condition, is imposed along the solid wall. The model is solved using the finite difference method. Numerical results are presented for the spreading of a droplet on both homogeneous and inhomogeneous solid walls, as well as the dynamics of a droplet on an inclined plate under gravity.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.OA-2022-0021
Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 32 (2022), Iss. 5 : pp. 1310–1331
Published online: 2022-01
AMS Subject Headings: Global Science Press
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 22
Keywords: Level set method two-phase flow moving contact line dynamic contact angle Navier boundary condition.