Numerical Simulations of Fuel Droplet Flows Using a Lagrangian Triangular Mesh.

Abstract

This report describes work done to convert the incompressible, Lagrangian, triangular grid code, SPLISH, to the study of flows in and about fuel droplets. This has involved developing, testing and incorporating new algorithms for surface tension and viscosity. The major features of the Lagrangian method and the new algorithms are described. Benchmarks of the new algorithms are given. Several calculations are presented for kerosene droplets in air. Finally, extensions which make the code compressible and three dimensional are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 21, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146087

Entities

People

  • D. E. Fyfe
  • Elaine Oran
  • M. J. Fritts

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geometry
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Reynolds Number
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Surface Tension
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Petroleum Engineering