Numerical investigation of flow instabilities using fully unstructured discretization for variably saturated flow problems

D Su, KU Mayer, KTB MacQuarrie - Advances in Water Resources, 2020 - Elsevier
Richards equation for variably saturated flow can exhibit stability problems due to its
nonlinearity. The challenge is to resolve sharp wetting fronts without introducing spurious …

A finite volume formulation for transient convection and diffusion equations with unstructured distorted grids and its applications in fluid flow simulations with a …

SC Xue, GW Barton - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper describes a finite volume method for simulating transport processes governed by
convection–diffusion type equations. The formulation is based on a cell-centred …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of compact-stencil interpolation algorithms for unstructured mesh finite volume solver

A Tasri, A Susilawati - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
This study considers the accuracy of cell-to-face centre interpolation of convected quantities
in unstructured finite volume meshes with cell-centred storage of variables. The accuracy of …

CFR: a finite volume approach for computing incompressible viscous flow

AB Harichandan, A Roy - Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 2013 - jafmonline.net
An incompressible unsteady viscous two-dimensional Navier-Stokes solver is developed by
using “Consistent Flux Reconstruction” method. In this solver, the full Navier-Stokes …

A coupled finite volume method for the solution of flow processes on complex geometries

D McBride, TN Croft, M Cross - International journal for …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
CFD modelling of 'real‐life'thermo‐fluid processes often requires solutions in complex three‐
dimensional geometries, which can result in meshes containing aspects that are badly …

Multi-component free surface flows and rotating devices in the context of minerals processing

TN Croft, D McBride, M Cross… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
In analysing the treatment and transport of slurries (ie particle loaded fluids) in minerals
processing, it is common to come up against significant challenges from the perspective of …

Investigation of instabilities arising with non-orthogonal meshes used in cell centred elliptic finite volume computations

GSB Lebon, MK Patel… - Journal of Algorithms & …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Transport processes in most engineering applications occur within complex geometries. In
engineering practice, users rely heavily on commercial mesh generators, which can produce …

Numerical simulation of encapsulant curing within a variable frequency microwave processing system

T Tilford, KI Sinclair, G Goussetis… - … and Multi-Physics …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Curing of encapsulant material in a simplified microelectronics package using an open oven
Variable Frequency Microwave (VFM) system is numerically simulated using a coupled …

A Novel Higher Order Finite Volume Method for Accurate 2d Incompressible Flow Simulation

BN Das, M Ukamanal - papers.ssrn.com
In this paper, we present a novel higher order finite volume method designed to accurately
simulate 2D incompressible flow explicitly. The proposed method aims to overcome the …

A two‐dimensional prototype multi‐physics model of the right ventricle of the heart

TN Croft, AJ Williams, AK Slone… - International journal for …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The heart operates as a delicate function of the interactions among its electro‐chemical,
structural and fluid components. The objective of this paper is to describe the computational …