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Studying Droplet dynamics by depth-averaged simulation

Nagel, Mathias  
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Gallaire, François  
2012
65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics

Droplets in flat micro channels are deformable, avoid obstacles, interact with one another and undergo separation and coealescence. For the simulation of these micro fluidic two-phase flows we propose a depth-averaged model derived from the Stokes equation, the so called Brinkman equation. This equation is solved by the Boundary Element Method, which leads to a meshless numerical algorithm. A flow solver based on the depth-averaged model computes the dynamic evolution of the droplet in the 2D flow plane and retains the dominant effects in the thin/depth-averaged direction. In addition we developed a set of modified boundary conditions that account for 3D effects like film formation, droplet break-up or capillary action on cavities. We present results for droplet breakup in flow focussing devices and interaction between two droplets. In both cases the numerical results show a good agreement with experiments. The reduction from 3D to 2D by depth averaging and 2D to 1D by transformation of the equations to boundary integrals leads to a significant simplification. Yet the model reproduces essentially the physics to describe these confined two-phase flows.

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Nagel, Mathias  
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Gallaire, François  
Date Issued

2012

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Two-phase flows

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Brinkman equation

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http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DFD12/Event/177801
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65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics

San Diego, USA

November 18–20, 2012

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February 16, 2014
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