A sharp-interface model for grid-resolved cavitating flows

Author(s):  
Nikolaos Bempedelis ◽  
Yiannis Ventikos
Author(s):  
Christian Rohde ◽  
Lars von Wolff

We consider the incompressible flow of two immiscible fluids in the presence of a solid phase that undergoes changes in time due to precipitation and dissolution effects. Based on a seminal sharp interface model a phase-field approach is suggested that couples the Navier–Stokes equations and the solid’s ion concentration transport equation with the Cahn–Hilliard evolution for the phase fields. The model is shown to preserve the fundamental conservation constraints and to obey the second law of thermodynamics for a novel free energy formulation. An extended analysis for vanishing interfacial width reveals that in this limit the sharp interface model is recovered, including all relevant transmission conditions. Notably, the new phase-field model is able to realize Navier-slip conditions for solid–fluid interfaces in the limit.


2020 ◽  
Vol 229 (19-20) ◽  
pp. 2899-2909
Author(s):  
L. V. Toropova ◽  
P. K. Galenko ◽  
D. V. Alexandrov ◽  
M. Rettenmayr ◽  
A. Kao ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. MECA ◽  
A. MÜNCH ◽  
B. WAGNER

In this study, we present a phase-field model that describes the process of intercalation of Li ions into a layer of an amorphous solid such as amorphous silicon (a-Si). The governing equations couple a viscous Cahn–Hilliard-Reaction model with elasticity in the framework of the Cahn–Larché system. We discuss the parameter settings and flux conditions at the free boundary that lead to the formation of phase boundaries having a sharp gradient in lithium ion concentration between the initial state of the solid layer and the intercalated region. We carry out a matched asymptotic analysis to derive the corresponding sharp-interface model that also takes into account the dynamics of triple points where the sharp interface intersects the free boundary of the Si layer. We numerically compare the interface motion predicted by the sharp-interface model with the long-time dynamics of the phase-field model.


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