Date of Award
Spring 1998
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Aerospace Engineering
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Dr. Wei Shyy
Committee Member
Dr. David Kim
Committee Member
Dr. Tej R. Gupta
Committee Member
Dr. Lakshmanan Narayanaswami
Abstract
Moving boundary problems are often encountered in engineering and science. One of the methods to solve such problems numerically is the volume of fluid (VOF) method. The VOF method uses an additional field variable/to track the interface using the Eulerian fixed grid. In this work, the VOF method is combined with the Continuum surface force model. The governing flow equations for Newtonian fluids in incompressible flow in two dimensions are solved using the pressure-based algorithm. A linear interface reconstruction algorithm is developed and improved by interpolations. In order to validate the code, the problem of the convection of a two-fluid channel flow with a cylindrical interface is given as an example.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Francois, Marianne, "A Study of the Volume of Fluid Method for Moving Boundary Problems" (1998). Master's Theses - Daytona Beach. 286.
https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/286
