Three dimensional modeling of liquid droplet spreading on solid surface: an enriched finite element/level-set approach. (English) Zbl 07513801
Summary: A physically consistent approach is introduced to simulate dynamics of droplets in contact with solid substrates. The numerical method is developed by introducing the molecular-kinetic model within the framework of the level-set/enriched finite element method and including the theoretically resolved sub-elemental hydrodynamics. The level-set method is customized to comply fully with the model acquired for the moving contact-line. The consistency of the proposed method is verified by comparing the simulation results with the theoretical predictions. In order to further validate the method, the spreading of a droplet is numerically modeled and compared rigorously with the experimental data reported in the literature. The proposed method is also employed to capture the evolution of a droplet trapped in a conical pore. All test-cases are simulated on three-dimensional computational domains.
MSC:
| 76Mxx | Basic methods in fluid mechanics |
| 76Dxx | Incompressible viscous fluids |
| 76Txx | Multiphase and multicomponent flows |
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