Droplet solidification: Physics and modelling

A Tiwari, R Samanta, H Chattopadhyay - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Droplet solidification has received much attention over the last two decades due its
relevance in natural processes as well as engineering applications. Study of droplet …

Diffuse interface modeling of three-phase contact line dynamics on curved boundaries: A lattice Boltzmann model for large density and viscosity ratios

A Fakhari, D Bolster - Journal of Computational Physics, 2017 - Elsevier
We introduce a simple and efficient lattice Boltzmann method for immiscible multiphase
flows, capable of handling large density and viscosity contrasts. The model is based on a …

A mass-conserving lattice Boltzmann method with dynamic grid refinement for immiscible two-phase flows

A Fakhari, M Geier, T Lee - Journal of Computational Physics, 2016 - Elsevier
A mass-conserving lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for multiphase flows is presented in this
paper. The proposed LBM improves a previous model (Lee and Liu, 2010 [21]) in terms of …

A weighted multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann method for multiphase flows and its application to partial coalescence cascades

A Fakhari, D Bolster, LS Luo - Journal of Computational Physics, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) with a weighted multiple-relaxation-time
(WMRT) collision model and an adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) algorithm for direct …

Numerical analysis of secondary droplets characteristics due to drop impacting on 3D cylinders considering dynamic contact angle

J Alinejad, MM Peiravi - Meccanica, 2020 - Springer
This study is investigating three-dimensional numerical simulation of a Newtonian droplet
impact and break on two square cylinders based on dynamic contact angle of droplet at the …

Drop deformation and breakup

T Kékesi, G Amberg, LP Wittberg - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract A Volume of Fluid (VOF) method is applied to investigate the deformation and
breakup of an initially spherical drop in the bag-and shear breakup regimes, induced by …

Multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann method for immiscible fluids at high Reynolds numbers

A Fakhari, T Lee - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2013 - APS
The lattice Boltzmann method for immiscible multiphase flows with large density ratio is
extended to high Reynolds number flows using a multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) collision …

Fragmentation of falling liquid droplets in bag breakup mode

M Jalaal, K Mehravaran - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2012 - Elsevier
Using direct numerical simulations, the fragmentation of falling liquid droplets in a quiescent
media is studied. Three simulations with different Eötvös numbers were performed. An …

An experimental investigation of droplet morphology in swirl flow

PK Kirar, SK Soni, PS Kolhe, KC Sahu - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - cambridge.org
The interaction of a droplet with a swirling airstream is investigated experimentally using
shadowgraphy and particle image velocimetry techniques. In swirl flow, the droplet …

Transitions of deformation to bag breakup and bag to bag-stamen breakup for droplets subjected to a continuous gas flow

W Yang, M Jia, Z Che, K Sun, T Wang - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017 - Elsevier
The transitions of deformation/squeezing breakup to bag breakup and bag to bag-stamen
breakup modes for liquid droplets are studied numerically and theoretically. The multiphase …